An SLF story that is well known in military circles at least: An officer (who shall remain nameless) was tasked with going on a recce for an upcoming exercise in the Middle East. Having booked his
own flight, he duly arrived at his destination and could find no sign of the other members of the recce team who had departed on an earlier flight. The mobile phone conversation went something like this:
Officer Who Shall Remain Nameless (OWSRN): "Where the bl**dy hell are you lot. I've been waiting for hours!"
Rest of Recce Team (RRT): "Erm, we were going to ask you the same thing."
OWSRN: "Well I'm standing by the Avis desk so get yourselves together!"
RRT: "Ok then... (slight pause as RRT move to Avis desk)...nope, we can't see you. Have you moved?"
OWSRN: "No I'm standing right here you idiots".
Much confusion reigns for the next few minutes...
RRT: "Which airport are you at sir?"
OWSRN: "I'm at Queen Alia Airport, in
Amman. Which airport are you at?"
RRT: "Muscat International, in
Oman, like it says in the order."
OWSRN: "
".