Heard this on Radio 4 at lunchtime today. This man, albeit an actor reading the officer's essay for very good reason that becomes apparent from the outset, talks a lot of sense and most of it (if not all) is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth! It is definitely worth a listen and it's good to hear a military man (no Service identified) making the points that nobody else in government or the senior echelons of MOD (both military and civilian) are prepared to!
Fast Forward to 19.50 and pay attention:
BBC iPlayer - The World This Weekend: 10/10/2010
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(you can't get me; I'm retired)