CG,
I'm sure that they all defended 'our boys'. But they all ignored the ever growing elephant in the room. Those that are left are now living with the legacy of the last 2 decades. Fleets of aircraft and ships gone. Redundancies and poor morale. I could go on but you've no doubt heard it all before.
I for one am tired of seeing them on sky news every time something new crops up. I'd rather they just quietly retired and considered what they have left behind. I respect them as men who tried to stand up to the pollies. But ultimately they are neck deep guilty of the mess we are in now.