Is this thread about money then? Years ago we had a family invite onboard the CVS I was then serving on. (That was a type/class of ship, crabs). Basically people brought their sons, daughters or dads onboard to live with them for 3 days transit and see how we lived, this was Gib to Pompey. One of the civvy blokes who had been invited onboard took great delight in telling me he was staying down the wardroom as his son was an officer and much better than us Junior Rates. He also told me a phrase that has never left me. "Every employer will pay you exactly what you are worth".
16 million pounds spent in training....they don't care mate. They don't care what you do, whether you win wars or more likely lose them. We live in a time of peace at home. UK war is far from the GB publics mind no matter how much the Daily Telegraph big it up with Russia.
My continuous advice to young people of all ranks, rates and accents - leave the UK armed forces as quickly as you can.