Part of the policy of showing the military as part of, rather than apart from, society. About bl@@dy time too. I'm fed up with slinking about in civvies as if I'm ashamed of what I do.
No doubt we'll get posts saying that the risks are too great. My view is that there are plenty of Service personnel going round in uniform in AFG and taking the risks associated with that, us lot back home just need to grow a pair and do the same!