I decided to take my option at 38. I bought a barrel (two, actually) for the sqn but declined a formal dining out.
I took the opportunity to announce my thanks to a few people, because it was a genuine pleasure to have worked with them.
I also took the time to announce my thanks to a couple of others for making my decision to leave so much easier......
Ah......Yes!
When we left (on a Sunday morning, off to LHR), we had a Gp Capt, two Wg Cdrs and a bunch of Sqn Ldrs to wave goodbye to us, which was unexpected and caused more than the odd wet eye, to be honest.
The numbers were up to 110,000 at one time and it was a team effort. Now it's less than half that and some comments here show how much less of a team it has become. I made the correct decision. Some of those who made my decision to leave easy are obviously now running the show
