Originally Posted by
farefield
"A unit so far up itself I have rarely encountered"
Haven't we seen that so often, the proprietorial attitude on some of these little bases which were meant to serve the wider RAF?
Ascension
Akrotiri
Mountbatten etc
For me it was Watton. When I was at Honington in the 80's, we had to supply Watton with NCO and Airman/woman cover for 24hr guardroom manning (because they were too busy). We were made to feel most unwelcome even though we were there to cover their duties. I remember the first time I drove up there for the start of my 24hr duty and was ordered to move my car from the empty carpark across from the guardroom because it was for "permanent staff" only.