Why does the MOD not care. It's because the Politicians don't care. And like the good Soldiers Airmen and Sailors that we are, we obey the lawful orders of our government.
If the occupants of both Houses were to be paid, housed and made to work in the same conditions as the people they order around then they might have more respect for them. Only other way would be to make it a requirement to serve for a pensionable period.
Why am I not surprised that it takes a coroner/judge to make them actually get off their duffs and do something. Cause somebody has finally laid the blame at the right door. Yes the arguments are that you go and do the job with what you have but it was the Politicians when they started all the cutting back after the wall came down. Who said "if you haven't got the kit then you can't go) after the then CDS et al said that they couldn't do anymore of the tasking.
Pilot Pacifer, VMT for the pps link.