Newt - the politicians are in charge as always. Try the following comparison
1982
Margaret Thatcher PM Research Chemist
Willie Whitelaw DPM, Home Sec 6th Guards Tanks, Normandy-Germany, MC
Francis Pym - Foreign Sec 9th Lancers WWII, MM
John Nott - Def Sec 4 years Gurkha Rifles, 1950s
Norman Tebbit Employment Sec RAF Pilot, Meteors, Vampires, Mosquito
Michael Havers Attorney Gen Midshipman WWII
etc
2012
David Cameron PM
PR Wonk
Nick Clegg DPM Lobbyist for Ghadaffi's Libya 1992-3
William Hague Foreign Sec Management Consultant
Philip Hammond Def Sec Medical Equipment firm director
etc
only Iain Duncan Smith has any Service time, 6 years Scots Guards, so he's doing pensions.
And remember that Tony Blair even skived off CCF at a school where it was compulsory.