I don't understand all the fuss . If one is conscripted in wartime,then yes,conditions of service ,pay, etc might well be less than either satisfactory or indeed attractive . However, peacetime military / nautical/ aeronautical service on a voluntary basis is very different.Of course,I cannot speak from experience of service conditions in this day and age ,but I have no complaints about my nautical (Fleet Air Arm ) service from Feb 1964- July 1974 .In fact ,when I became ill in 1971, and was treated at both Haslar and Netley hospitals , I had nothing but the best of treatment and care.Eventually, I was discharged medically,and have been in receipt of a Royal Navy pension for 40 years !!