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Old 16th Sep 2010, 10:02
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Neptunus Rex
 
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Quite right BEags.

At Honington in the early '70s, accommodation was split between the main Officers' Mess building and some grotty huts at the back. There were several beanstealers living in the splendid rooms in the main Mess. Then I was appointed Mess Secretary. I checked the Warning In/Out book, and found that the beanstealers were, on average, spending over 30% of the time away from the Mess. I drafted a points system, whereby the bachelor officers were awarded points according to rank, seniority and the number of weeks living in the huts. Married officers - nil points. The PMC and Staish approved, so the beanstealers were evicted and several happy bachelors took up residence. I was a bachelor, but 'lived out' in a magnificent pad in the country, so I had no axe to grind.
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