"There needs to be an urgent review of entertainment undertaken by generals who seem to be able to live like Edwardian gentlemen."
And why should modern officers not want to live a gentleman's life??? I agree with Bob Vking,none of these figures seems outlandish. If our generals are required to host foreign dignatories and business/community leaders then they need to be able to buy lunch.
Personally, I always used to find turning down hospitality a little bit embarrassing (as required by policy), but worse was the inability to reciprocate unless it was from my own pocket.