By all tradition and service etiquette, I, as the senior officer on board the aircraft, should have been the first to be invited to disembark. But because I was Navy I was totally ignored. Without any reference to me the cabin staff announced the order for disembarkation: two stretcher‑cases; followed by non‑commissioned Welsh Guards personnel; followed by Falkland Islanders; followed by `any other party'. It was another calculated insult but I didn't have the will to cause a fuss. I was too excited at the thought of seeing my wife and children again.
What an utter bell-end!
