Originally Posted by
RedhillPhil
attempt to go up to W/Officer he was taken to one side and told that Ma would never be an occifer's wife. Ma told me this some years after he'd retired, she was still angry about it.
I know one FS whose wife was really driving for a commission. They even bought a house near the married patch hoping for brownie points by association. I suspect she was as much a drag on his career as he was.
On commissioning boards one question we had to ask was 'what does your wife think . . . ' And I know one knocker who was commissioned and they separated not long after.
the OMQ were sold as private accomodation, the AMQ were sold to the council.
I don't know if the council got the AMQ at Nocton Hall but the old OMQs grew white picket fencing, ornamental flower beds, conservatories, uPVC etc etc. The AMQ patch grew dumped cars, spare engines, long grass (at least DHE cut the grass) etc etc.