Lt Col Stuart Crawford is a defence analyst, political commentator, and former army officer 4 RTR, living in East Lothian. You can sign-up for his podcasts and newsletters at www.DefenceReview.uk Stuart's original series of Tank Commander articles are still available on ThinkScotland.org
THE QUESTION of whether the British armed forces should have some sort of statutory and official representative body, somewhat akin to the Police Federation, comes