'Fighting for soldiers on the front line'

"There were some fears that we would make things difficult for the chain of command, balanced by a fear in other quarters that we were in the pocket of the chain of command – ex-officers in regimental blazers and so on. ...

"It’s in a way remarkable, given the short time that we’ve been in existence, but we’ve played a major part in changing legislation. ...

"What it will not comment on are the rights or wrongs of UK involvement in Iraq or Afghanistan. We see that as a national decision and we neither support nor criticise. But given that we have forces involved, we expect the Government and the nation as a whole to support these forces and their families. ..."

 


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