VecVecCOCK,
Why don't you just go and post on XBOX or something. Everything you ever spout is complete Cr$p and you are either extremely deluded or just being deliberately atagonistic. Your comment about RN personnel never being posted away from their families might be true for WAFUs like you who spend their entire lives in Culdrositon but the vast majority of the real Navy, spend a significant amount of time away. You do them all a dis-service by suggesting that life is better in the Dark Blue.
On the subject of FQs, the only way most people could afford to own their own homes in the South East, is by leaving the service and using the gratuity as a deposit. (£5000-£10000 is derisory). House Prices are way above what they should be and completely unaffordable to the average sailor, soldier or airman. (Of course VECCOCK probably gets an allowance from mummy!)
I noticed that this very issue was raised in Des Browne's CVF statement. "most servicemen want to own their own homes", yes ...but not in the current economic climate.
Another issue, what is the level of marital breakdown in the services. What percentage of service personnel are paying child maintainence etc, living in FQs with second wives/husbands, trying to build a home because they cannot afford to buy another house.
The beauty of FQs is that is allows a flexible, mobile force who can move their families at minimla expense.
You watch........the next thing to be attacked will be BSA!
Chip, chip, chip.................