I had the honour of taking a bollocking for one of my air engineer mechanics (Navy) at MPA.
Said young (and dim) man was wandering in his most slovenly and hats off manner up the main drag when he spotted a Royal Signals Major in best mess rig (all gold, fiddly bits and red stripes down the legs etc) on the way to a mess dinner. In true FAA fashion he shoved his hands in his pockets and fixed his gaze 1 pace ahead of him.
As they passed the Major stopped and looked straight at him, then bellowed “Don’t you pay compliments to Officers in your service young man?”
“Nice Strides Sir!” came the immediate reply. I think the Duty Man tracked me down in about 3 minutes!
