"Right then young Atkins, off you go to Afghanistan for 6 months - but, seeing as you'll get R&R in the middle of your tour, it will be not quite 6 months so................"
Des giveth and Des taketh away..............
Wasn't that long ago that a certain AAC CO decided that the tour length was going to be 119 days to make the need for R&R unnecessary. Hope you get your OBE Sir.