this is what pisses me off

[MaryN]

I'm going to agree with Northern Raider here. My OH suffers from PTSD (he had one hell of a time in the Falklands), and he did receive more assistance from people like the British Legion than from the MOD. The newer charities, Help for Heroes and suchlike do a grand job, but they do need funds. There seems to be a gap in the realisation of the problems suffered by servicemen and the actual scale of assistance they need and receive. The recorded numbers of ex-servicemen actually living on the streets and suffering mental problems is horrendous. Unfortunately they seem to be increasing.