Accounting/admin regs were sometimes difficult to understand and could lead to trouble/misunderstanding!
eg1 handing in my impress to accounts following a round the world trip tried to hand in a load of loose change in a variety of currencies ( quite a lot of money ) to be told by the clerk - we don’t take coins you keep it !
tempting but I just left it on the desk.
eg 2 playing w/e sport in London was told that because overnight accommodation allce was not allowed you could claim for mileage for 2 journeys - the second ( not actually made ) being ‘hypothetical’
never felt comfortable submitting these claims so checked and was told that it was ok.
Also being aircrew - claims were always submitted ‘in a rush ‘ so genuine mistakes could be made- tended to take ‘crew room /historical advice ‘ rather than studying the small print.
not the case in this instance but Just making a point!
PS rumour at the time was that the Navy always worked hard to make sure that you received all eligible allowances whereas the RAF bust a gut making sure that you didn’t!
Last edited by mahogany bob; 8th Mar 2024 at 08:38.