A spokesman for the Legion said it had decided to focus on medical care, coroners' inquests and compensation. Last month it emerged that a civilian typist with the RAF received a payment of £484,000 after injuring her thumb at work while a 23-year-old paratrooper, Ben Parkinson, who will need care for the rest of his life after a serious landmine injury, will be given £152,150. Many injured personnel have still to receive their payments.
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No surprise that the morons in the government make a balls up of the most basic issue. If you expect soldiers, sailors and airmen to risk their lives, then you should move hell and high water to ensure that they and their families and properly cared for.

A rotten attitude from a rotten regime.