Bonzo does not appear to understand that the mettle that was present in our parents' generation, was present in ours who went to the Falklands, present in those who went to Iraq, and is still present in those who carry on with operations in Afghanistan. The proportion of "Nancy boys" is likely about the same now as it was 40 years ago when I was training soldiers. In countries like ours with all-volunteer armed forces, the suitable choose to join and the less than suitable (at least those with a modicum of self-knowledge) do not--and that's a good thing. It avoids wasting money on Queen's hard bargains.