If the post can be sent until Xmas then why not all year?
This just an act to boost morale until Xmas then sh!t on the troops the day after.
Typical just so typical... next will be the announcement that troop levels are to be reviewed in the New Year with a reduction in OOA manning.. that also comes out every year just before Xmas...year on year followed by no action...hey but it looks good in the press and raises morale for the troops stuck in the sand pit for a about 2 nano seconds.
Fine that lowered the flag a bit, how to raise it:
1, All troops on OOA on Xmas day to receive a bonus £2000 (tax free.)
2, Free post all year.
3, Increase phone calls to home while on OOA. If you have kids it should be more......... a lot more.
4, An air bridge that gets you home on time for R+R.
5, An MT service that turns up to meet you at BN then drops you at home not your station MT section. Also collects you from home on the day of deployment. Even if you live out.
If I could choose just two of the above it would be number 3 + 5.
What else could improve OOA's?