Far far cheaper is the RN method of "base porting", where a sailor can stay in a married quarter in a particular area, even though he may be posted elsewhere. e.g. Plymouth house posted to a Portsmouth based ship or you could haver RAF Airman allowed to keep his family in Cott/Witt area even though he has a 2 year posting to Lossiemouth. This gives the family stability, allows the wifey to work and build a career, allows the child continuity of education in the local area and incidently, improves the demographic in said local comprehensive. (my local comp is in the top 5% of state schools in the country) Saves a whack on CEA and also on Disturbance and removal expenses, improves retention. NO BRAINER!!! Unfortunately, in all the noise, this innovative system that has been in existence for many years will probably get trashed as well. So that those that have taken the P*** ruin it for everyone.