Hiya TB...
Re "why do they think the taxpayer should pay to "rescue" them??? "
Because they pay their taxes, and they VOTE!!
And, if its a 'Training Exercise' - NAVEX - the services spend the money anyway, so...do some 'good' on the way...and simply 'vary' the NAVEX route...
Unlike some 'others' who claim assistance and absorb SO MUCH of our 'hard earned'$$'s .....for, in some cases, very little or NIL return!!!
Cheers