You can't take leave*, you might be made redundant!
Fancied a few days off late August/early September - end of the school holidays and last chance for a few quality days off with the family during the working week.
Trouble is I'm in the redundancy bracket, might get called in for a chat with Harry Staish so I'm told I can't plan anything that day and they won't tell me via telephone (but I don't have to cancel leave just yet).
Boss is looking in to whether exceptions can be made, but really, do Air Command have any idea about personnel management?
*I exaggerate, but you get the picture