Just when I thought it could not get any worse... I tried to get an advance for going away in a few weeks. The JPA people say that advances are not given out any more. It will be paid on the last day you are away! The very kind girl said that I could "lie" and say that I was away for the week before to gain access to the cash, but that is not a very Officer-like thing to do (but neither was it very Officer-like for the f
ker that bought into this system!