Permission to leave base on off days is real crap. Spent a few years with KU and had to put up with the same. It was called `exit permit’…….man, what a crock! Had to fill up a couple of forms and attach a copy of my civil ID, company ID and leave form. I would get all the paperwork done and submit them for the permit issuance two weeks prior to departure date. Once I was shafted for submitting my papers ` too early’. 2 weeks was too early for the bastards. They were only interested in processing the papers on the day of departure. Now if the officer in charge was not around that day, it`s `inshahallah’.
Always felt as if I was released on parole. The best thing I`ve done in my life is to get out of the ME, what a crap !!!! hole it is!!!