xenolith
you're quite right the rules haven't changed and STILL don't say anything about single rooms, just uninterupted rest. Many aircrew with far more demanding jobs get by living in multiple bunked rooms on various shifts or even, god forbid, tents!
Stop being sanctimonious, using phrases like sub-standard rooms
We were all up in arms about MPs taking the system for a ride, what do you think stories like the one at the start of this thread sound like.