I can't help feeling that all this public display of uniform/fly the flag/Armed forces day, stuff means more to those outside the services than those in it. Personally I could have done without spending yet another weekend (this time in No 1s) so that the GP could 'appreciate' me. Frankly I'd rather have had the weekend off.
That may appear to sound ungrateful, but after 30 odd years in uniform I don't feel the need to strut around in it when not working.
Slight drift; Curiously, i've noticed that the 2 year national servicemen of the 50s era are particularly keen to don their blazers and badges and attend any vaguely military/veteran gathering. This is not a criticism, just an observation. I just can't see myself ever 'badging up' once my time's done. Each to their own I suppose.