I couldn't wait to move out of MQ's, they were a disgrace even in my time. Bought my first house when I was 24, best move I ever made.
The worst instance of the caring RAF that I heard of was a young girl who was around three months pregnant whos husband was posted away to Scotland. She did her best to clean up the house but sadly had a miscarriage on the bed, which of course left staining. The good old FO told her the matress was a disgrace when she marched out and she would be charged for a new one. He knew full well the circumstances. Poor girl broke down in tears.
One that still rankles with me is when my wife had cancer and had to have a hysterectomy (which luckily caught it). I asked for compassionate leave to look after my kids as it's not an operation that you recover from in 24 hours. Request denied. I then asked to use my normal leave. Request denied. When I asked my boss exactly what he expected me to do with my children his very words were 'If you can't cope, have them put into care.' What a nice man he was.
Talking of longevity, we still have the same tumble drier that we bought when we were married 35 years ago. And yes, it still works...