Alf - now remember the mantra 'In with hate - out with love'.
I posted as someone who has managed people to the very best of my ability for the last 8 yrs. There are many things the Military could do better to help its people. However, we still need flexibility and that comes from having a workforce that can pretty much do what it does wherever it has to. That is the nature of military - to project political power for the people it serves.
I have seen sections split where someone WAS getting preferred treatment. It is a nightmare to work in and a nightmare to manage. How would the wives of the poor b@stards being deployed more than their turn feel knowing someone else was getting far more time at home and not taking a turn? It then becomes devisive and gets horrible.
If the management gave us ways of making people more flexible (not just removing our spines as zobs!) then that would be a help. This is not. I feel for the woman involved and think it is a valid point for discussion, but I'm not bright enough to come up with the answer!
