Merry Xmas all.
The last few posts have reminded me that in April 2001, at an interview in Abbey Wood, I was asked by the Directorate of Personnel, Resources and Development lady chairing the panel what I would do if someone consciously made false record in aircraft documentation. Standard answer....in a disciplinary sense, it's potentially a dismissable offence. Also, one must check back through the offender's previous work, and so on. I was shut down very quickly. I was wrong. That would upset the 'offender', making me the offender. No action should be taken. One is always told never to argue at interview, but I told her she was barking.
My prospective boss, a Brigadier (who was allowed to be present, but not to speak), stood up, took me outside and offered me the job. His parting shot to her was 'he's talking about aircraft that I fly in'. But her boss (DPRD) later ruled she was perfectly correct. THAT, I'm afraid, is where MoD has gone wrong. (I still got the job).