Blighter Pilot - you, too, are out of date.
The retinue of senior officers has been drastically reduced; moreover as a 'bloated senior officer' and (former) policy maker I have done my fair share of unpleasant dets (including two overseas moves this year alone). And I do care what happens to the guys and girls that make the Air Force, and the Navy and the Army tick.
That does not mean that I am not concerned about my own well-being, or that of my family - especially education, given the frequent moves that I have undergone. I certainly don't feel ashamed that my son goes to a minor public school - albeit subsidised, but at a considerable personal cost (emotional and financial).