Remember, in the 30s, and 60s, you got 3 square a day, free food and accommodation, clothes etc all probably better than civvies and 4/6 weeks leave against 2 and a 6 day week.
For an officer in the 60s you had a barman, in a quarter too, and quarters were often new or less than 30 years old. An officer's quarter was better than the semi I grew up in. The aircraft I flew in were all new. Venerable types such as Varsity and Meteor were less than 10, the Hastings and Anson the oldestc at under 20. We had a future.