As anyone who has had the pleasure of attending the RTMC Chilwell will know, the mobilisation course involves admin. Lots of admin. And no shortage of queues. As I sat in the one of the latter I had time to muse on why I was here. An old Army adage states, “never volunteer for anything” and to this I would add “especially the morning after a good night in the mess”. It was such an evening and such a rash action that led me to be selected as Adjutant of a large military facility “somewhere in the Balkans”. The alternate title for the post was “Camp Staff Officer” but I have tried to suppress this after too many references to Captain Darling, “by the left, quick mince” and joining the élite pink berets. The joining instructions
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