Without trying to defend Jackson's inaction in post, we all seem to be in violent agreement that it is the grey men around him in the MoD who are driving the agenda to emsculate and denude the fighting capability of our Armed Forces. The bean counters are totally in control, and as the compensation threads for gravely wounded servicemen/women demonstrate, the price of Glory is indeed a fixed and disgraceful value thanks to Tony and Gordon's "winning wars on a Budget" approach. Generals need to be fighting wars, not politicians, that's what they are trained to do.
Blair's disgraceful removal of military capability through lack of funding will appear to be like the actions of a sabre-rattling South American General by the time Gordon Brown has finished raping the MoD coffers.
When serving Queen and Country became synonymous with acting as an agent of the Chancellor, I think you were given a genuine reason to throw in the towel and not be a part of this National disgrace.