Matt
Given this report :
Ministry of Defence sinks navy’s cocktail parties - Times Online
I would suggest your second paragraph best reworded as:
"FAA, miles from anywhere. Stuck on a grey tub and shunned by the ships company. Go ashore, meet young "ladies", find out they are the local RM detachment. Finally meet young lady who takes me up country. Return to grey tub and request tour extension until rash goes away".
So what's it to be, RAC Patrolman lookalike or a star from a gay flick?
