Unfortunately those that have not been in contact with the services cannot come close to understanding the close bond that ensures service personnel and their families work in harmony with each other. It is in the minority that we have politicians who have previously served and still gain our respect. IDS I take my hat off to you for trying. Only the so called “Right to Work” campaign could stop young people from gaining that important experience and still be paid benefits whilst saying its unpaid labour. Thank you BBC just remember, it is the public that pays your wages.
Back on thread, Military Covenant is meaningless. I grew up trusting our ex-servicemen in parliament to honour the unwritten code. Fat lot of good that has done. The current and previous governments do not understand that a Service Personnel serve Queen & country, not the faceless 4 year wonders that get a gold plated pension and vote in their own pay rises.
In total agreement with what has been stated previously, I can personally vouch that for 20 years in married quarters, my family was blessed with everything the service community could throw at them. A secure and reasonably maintained roof over their head. Whether I was on detachment, exercise, operations or just gallivanting round the world, there was always someone for my good lady and kids to call on in times of emergency which luckily were very few. I could also to focus on the task ahead without having to worry too much about the family. This was by no means dismissing my responsibilities; just a comfort zone in what could be very mind concentrating circumstances. To threaten to remove the stability of the service community is reprehensible and whoever thought of it should be sacked yesterday.
I understand that the Services has got a long way to go to ensure that Joe public understand that the military is not ‘just another job’. I had hoped that the Military Wives Choir would have focused the public’s perception of us. Perhaps I am totally naive in thinking this.
By the way I have signed the petition before you ask. Whether the faceless wonders take any notice will prove the value they actually have in those that keep us free and their commitment to the Military Covenant.
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