dingerr said:
The notion of soldiers having to pay anything at all for food whilst in service is fundamentally wrong, in or out of camp, at home or deployed.
WotW,
Including married and living out soldiers?
Soldiers have got exactly what is they asked for and what is written on the tin. The same amount of food as they were entitled to under the old system with the option to pay for more if they so choose.
Even if PAYD were to double the rate paid under the old system it would still be a good deal - 3 meals a day for about £50 per week.
Unfortunate choice of adage maybe but you can't have your cake and eat it. Quality and choice is of course a different issue, and the contractor needs to be firmly held to account on this.
PAW