On Sun, 20 Dec 2015 13:59:53 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Look at Prince Andrew he trained and served as a Royal Navy
helicopter pilot. That's not "**** all".

If a few years working in the armed forces was all that's required to
get a good living from the state afterwards, how come there are so
many ex squaddies living on the streets?

helicopter pilots are not squaddies

Right. I'll amend that to ex forces personal living on the streets.

They're there for the same reasons as anybody else lives on the streets.
Usually mental health problems, often combined with drink/drug abuse.

Or are you saying training as a helicopter pilot in the forces deserves
some form of special treatment after leaving the services?

I'm certainly not. People who've voluntarily joined the forces should be
regarded and treated exactly the same as anybody else, be they on the
streets or not.