Phil R
At the risk of upsetting your dad . . . nothing's changed.
OP
Don't forget (although it may be convenient to do so), that BAE too have had deep cuts too, personnel, projects, skilled personnel - all gone. A lot of them put a lifetime's work in too.
It's NOT as one-sided as you paint it. I can understand it's a bit raw, but life truly goes on.
I applied and thankfully got redundancy in the 93 tranche. Happiest day of my life when I left. There IS a life after the services and often a happy one (and before anyone gets excited, I'm not talking about casualties here).
Get over it, people in industry/business/manufacturing live in a climate where their job is unsafe all the time - most of them won't get a pension either (of any description). Nobody gives a **** if they're made redundant.
I presume you were paid during your time in?