The ISK transit
Oh to get the chance to go through a civvy airport. On a slightly different but related topic.
Air and ground crews from ISK transiting too and from the lands of sand, get the pleasure of travelling to and from Timmy's home by coach. At the beginning and end of the deployment they have to endure a 12-14 hour bus journey. The reason is not because of the large gathering of service men and women in one place but...........cost! Before the journey commences all concerned have to change into civvies to comply with "the regulations".
The cost of the coaches is many thousands of pounds, but "they" claim it is cheaper because Easy Jet or BA would charge a large amount of excess baggage, and the Service would have to pay for full price tickets to maintain the flexibility in case of delay.
Of course the country values its military.
Shadwell