Quote Originally Posted by Supersub6 View Post
"........Thank you to Supersub6 for offering some enlightenment, but should the government of the day not provide the funds to properly support our veterans and not rely on "can shaking"?"

BT --of course they should, however, many of the politicians of all parties would rather persecute those who did their duty rather than help those in real need. This applies to those who served in Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan etc. Once discharged they receive little help, particularly those with PTSD and I know now that many veterans of WWII must have been suffering with PTSD even though it was not even recognised until very recent times. My own father was amongst them but, in spite of one mental breakdown and a couple of strokes, nobody in the medical profession or in our family realised until I got involved in my service charity work some 15 years ago.

Veterans will never be supported by the government of the day because we are classed as a nuisance once we have done our bit ---hence the need for charity.
That is an overwhelmingly sad post Supersub6 and sort of confirms most of my worse fears. Which brings me to one of my pet hates, "Why is it always the lower ranks that get shafted and not the CO's?"