Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.
Mikehegland - You really do seem to shoot from the hip!
It emerged the 40- strong group of men and women would finish flying early so they could go skiing, sightseeing and to nightclubs.
Flying programme complete = free time.
Ski-ing = Adventurous training and physical fitness.
Sightseeing = Personal development.
Nightclubbing = that or sit in a barrack block on a Swiss base and read the Aircrew / Technical manual.
I would hazard a guess that their swiss hosts organised most events, and lets face it, the whole det would have to be authorised and funded by Group, not the Sqn itself. At best the boys and girls would have had their ski passes subsidised (as is only right and fair as it is recognised in the Services that physical fitness is part of the basic military skill-set). The "tax-payer" would certainly not have funded the visits to any nightclubs.
Hang our heads in shame? Not a chance, hold our heads up high for using yet another detachment to actually introduce some element of fun back into service life. Well done 33 Sqn, bet you it was a lot nicer than Bosnia / Iraq / Afghanistan / insert country of your choice here!