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Nothing to fly today, but something has just cheered me up. Apparently in a certain helicopter base in the SW of England, you need to get a pass to bring your dog through the gate.
No, seriously.
Is this normal? Do other MoD establishments discriminate against our canine companions?
Surely the Army would cease to operate if the Officers could not bring their faithful friends with them. Or do they too have to have a pass?
Answers on a postcard, or comparable absurd rules would continue to raise spirits.....
When resident on a certain helicopter base in Shropshire, ones hound was required to be registered at the Guardroom and had a RAF issue tag around his neck. Unfortunately said hound did not appreciate the rank structure in the RAF and took great delight in pursueing the Stn Cdrs cat around the sports field.
This may seem like a flippant topic but I have it on good authority that morale dipped considerably in a certain corner of the airfield. Equal Opportunities isn't just for humans you know.
A well known ppruner completely ignored the rules when the Staff College opened at Shriv and nobody (to my knowledge) said anything because the hound was really big!
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Shortly after my Boss of the time bought 2 boisterous black labrador puppies, I saw his delightful wife taking the happy waggy-tailed hooligans for a morning stroll one day as I drove in to work.
Which explains why I later made the somewhat surprising comment to him:
"Hey, Boss - saw your wife with her puppies out this morning!"
Being the all-round good guy he is (as all at the Covert Oxonian Aerodrome would surely agree), he pi$$ed himself with laughter.
Do you mean the really large doggie (who seemed to be about the size of a small horse)? Didn't know he'd been over to Shriv at all : must have missed him - somehow - perhaps he didn't come for coffee like he used to?
I do know that an Army DS had a bit of a telling off for smuggling his dog in (dog unfortunately revealed presence as COS was doing his rounds...).
