I applied for it in the 90s and when those letters were sent out, was in Bosnia. The Battle Group colonel called me in, cast his eyes over a signal and said 'I think I've got some good news for you.. you're not being made redundant by the RAF.'. 'Good news my arse' I said.. 'I applied for it'.
We were doing FAC - guess who had a personal motivation issue for a few days?