little flexibility and greater responsibility should rest with Sqn/Regt bosses to decide whether guys need it
This is just as emotive.
"Why me boss?" etc
I had the chance of returning a couple of days early from a 6-month det - no leave, no phones. My boss wanted to hang on to me until my time was up but I managed to escape.
I would not have been a happy bunny if I had had to stop off enroute for a day or so. As it happens it would probably have been better for me had I stopped off and managed to slow down from the work tempo before I got home.
Same with Miss PN. She was on motor mouth for a few days and a couple of days enforced rest may well have helped her too.