By the Editor – a straight forward question asked by the author: why are service personnel past their apparent usefulness much earlier than is the norm in society? Join the Navy and become ‘Navy made’ is a current recruiting slogan. What is not made clear is that a naval career is terminated at the age of between 50 and 55. At that point, the officer must leave, find another occupation that can support the family lifestyle for the rest of life outside a cultural social supportive bubble that is the Armed Forces. In wider society the purpose and activity of the Armed Forces is not widely apprec…
