Originally Posted by
DODGYOLDFART
There was a time along while ago when I came to believe that Orderly anything was handed out as a virtual "Jankers" for junior officers and NCO's. Is this still the case?
IIRC it was an illegal punishment, but used in lieu of formal proceedings.
I was awarded a week’s OO at Tengah by my SATCO. He intended to have me Court Martialled!! After having a ‘discussion’ with D/SATCO outside the office, he went back in and persuaded SATCO that it was not on. D/SATCO came out, told me SATCO had climbed down (and calmed down) and told me to accept what I was about to be given. I lost any shred of respect for SATCO in consequence, as what I had done was perfectly legal IAW orders etc. A very annoying week of OO passed without further incident, although (also being a shift worker) it effectively completely buggered my social life for a fortnight.