When was the last time an ex-policeman became Home Secretary?
When was the last time an ex-doctor or -nurse became Health Secretary?
The last ex-teacher who became Education Secretary?
The last ex-diplomat who became Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary?
Come on. There is a hell of a lot to criticise this Government for, but I don't think that putting an ex-military person into an MOD ministerial appointment will make a blind bit of difference. Labour politicians will still introduce and maintain Labour party policy, regardless of their previous careers. When they buck the trend, they get sacked. Broon hates the military and if someone stood up to him he's reshuffle them out of the way.
While it might be nice to have someone who has seen life on our side of the fence, I don't think it will help to solve problems. As I said, there are FAR bigger things to criticise this government for. You can't put experts into all of the political jobs; Broon has picked the man he considers to be best for the job, no matter how warped, sinister, destructive, callous and short-sighted his reasons may be.