One day soon, when the many stop fearing the few, the few will need to fear the many. That's what it will take for the UK Government to actually appreciate those who serve, and have served in the military.
Fair enough, as long as people don't want to start shaking me by the hand and "thanking me for my service" as seems to be the practice now in the US, although perhaps that's a reaction to spitting on them which was more common 30 or 40 years ago
Concur about the term "veteran". That's an old car isn't it, and a vet is someone I take my dog to when she need attention. I'm an ex serviceman, and Mrs TTN is an ex servicewoman. Perhaps we can be ex servicepersons!