and we attended one of their launch events in aldershot. when that came about, however, the government pledged to end veteran homelessness by the end of 2023. certainly haven't achieved that, with figures actually rising on the last yeah >> okay, charlie peters, an excellent summary as ever. let's get now the thoughts of the former british army officer patrick benham crosswell, who joins us. patrick, welcome to the show . always a pleasure. so the show. always a pleasure. so rishi sunak pledging £2.1 million today to help veterans find well paid work. my question to you is simple. is find well paid work. my question to you is simple . is it is it to you is simple. is it is it enough or is it too little, too late ? late? >> i think it's , there are about >> i think it's, there are about 50,000 people leave the armed forces every year, so £2.1 billion is £140 ahead, well, that doesn't change anything. >> i mean, it looks to me like a government, trying to find a nice headline, about a group who rightly or wrongly viewed as being perhaps it