1.5 - 2 days out of the office, with an overnighter... for a 180 mile round trip?
FFS, thats taking the pi$$ whether you are driving yourself or employing a driver.
On the one hand, current serving members of the forces complain (quite rightly) about MOD overspend and poor budgeting, allied with lack of good equipment... then at the same time they can justify to themselves the above...
Am I alone in seeing the irony?