My history is a bit sketcy but the Police Federation is a good vehicle to use as the model for an Armed Forces similar group. It was formed in the early twenties after the Merseyside Police went on strike over a change in pay scales. Paymaster General, lookout (Pay 2000)! The problem we would be faced with is that, unlike the Police, our rank and file are no longer rank and file after ten years or so wheras the police routinely have constables of thirty years service and the experience of being a Policeman to go with it. Who would be our rep? By the time an individual has the time behind him to be able to make a reasoned argument he could very well be one of the people that is being complained against! The only other answer would for it to be civilians employed by the MOD but you could be sure that there would be some senior officer influence involved. I do not think that we need to go to the lengths the Police went to to get their Federation but letters and representations to ministers and the press can only help.