Depressing to see that nothing changes.
I was in Thumrait when the Exercise I was on changed into the Afghan conflict. The only thing I noticed was that my tent became more crowded and my £10 ish a day LOA was taken away. Apparently LOA does not apply to Operations.
It would be nice, just for once, to see the boys and girls treated at least as well as the Police Officers of equivalent rank. After all, they are doing a policing duty.
There are thousands of Civil Service and other "Fat Cats" ripping off the Olympic budget. A few million extra is neither here nor there.
Let the security Company foot the bill.