Tirpitz,
...and what will the RN have to "put in the public eye" as you phrase it?
The public has rarely seen much of what the military do. Airshows, Navy Days, the odd SAR helo and the odd low flying FJ is about as much exposure as most members of the public get to any form of military activity. I'm sure the public won't see much of Astute or Vanguard deployments, anti drug or piracy patrols, Falkland deployments, round the world Navy jaunts - unless they buy the Navy News that is. In general the public reads the Sun, and watches Eastenders/Corrie/X-factor, all of which will have little or no military exposure post any conflcit in Afghanistan. All 3 services will have a minimal footprint with the man in the street from that point onwards....
Oh yes - I forgot to mention that the public also gets to see Landrovers/Military vehicles on motorways and in service stations!