Originally Posted by
Whenurhappy
My previous 2 tours were in London (married unaccompanied) so we made use of CEA rather than move to London and fight to get son into a decent school.
I am missing something here. If you were unaccompanied that would suggest that your son was with your wife in the family home and could therefore attend a local school.
OTOH as you were liable to an overseas posting, as happened, then you correctly applied for and were awarded CEA.
That you were married unaccompanied in London would therefore be an irrelevance.