You can take any standpoint you like on this issue, but if it prevents any of you going through a similar incident, I'm all for it.
Totally agree.
If the Govt wants them to fight wars (especially when the link with their own defence is tenuous) then they are obligated to supply them with adequate equipment and medical care. The fact that the Govt is fighting this is offensive enough! If the Govt had any common sense then the HRA would not even be necessary, they would just do what is required because it is the right thing to do.
It is the same situation the world over.