...they do duty clerk?
Its an old argument that was still raging when I was in a blue suit - or smartly tailored Changi Village KD. Despite work related duties such as Duty Fitter one week in four, we still got to do Orderly Corporal, Airfield Guard, POL Dump Guard etc., etc. while the Gen Office shinies were exempt station duties because they did Duty Clerk.
On the other hand when stranded in Gan for three weeks after being sent out to recover a broken Belfast and we ran out of beer money, the duty shiny in the Pay Office arranged an advance of salary. Nice chap. We sent him a crate of fresh milk on the next VC10 after we got back to Brize.
Then there's the couple of times on Orderly Sergeant when I worked with the duty clerk late at night, when some poor airman's Mum or Dad had died. I see no reason to complain. Its all one Air Force when all's said and done, and we all have our part to play.
