I'm sure many of us have the salutary tale of the perils of fiddling, but the most important lesson should be as far as the Service is concerned, falsifying a claim for ten quid will have exactly the same effect on career and prospects as falsifying claims for £83,000. It's not the amount, it's the act. We had a Sergeant-Major in Germany, who was to put it mildly, was a screaming knob. He claimed for DM300 worth of petrol to go to Bavaria over the Christmas break, forgetting he lived opposite the Pay Sergeant, the same Pay Sergeant whom he frequently gave a a hard time to, who also noticed he didn't leave his house over the Christmas period. The subsequent Courts Martial sentenced him to 6 months in Colchester Military Corrective Training Centre (The Army nick) reduced to the ranks, and dismissed on completion of sentence. All for 300 Deutschmarks (about £75 at the time).