As an AATC who has been to Akrotiri on det twice completed a posting there over the period of Op TELIC, I take exception to people saying it's a holiday camp where everyone is done by 1.
Whilst I appreciate that Cyprus has its sunny advantages, they all work their backsides off to keep the airfield operational. Lack of augmentation from the UK, (as its manned for peacetime ops only) does mean that opening hours are sometime limited. However, like everyone else on ops, when the button is pushed, they all turn out and put the effort in.
I'll put the soap box away now.
MM