TSM
You and I know that we are:
1. Overstretched - to the point of going snap in certain areas
2. Outdated - in most areas
3. Undermanned - and yet we are still persisting with MTWS


4. Bankrupt - and that applies to all 3 Services
It is a shame that the Very Senior Officers at the top of the tree don't say so more but...........
If you think the general public give 2 hoots about the Armed Forces when the Treasury will use the vote catching Sacred Cows (for which read black holes) of Educashun and the NHS then I think you may be deluded. This story will run for 2 days, tops, before the great unwashed turn their attention back to Big Bruvver or Bid for a Kidney.