One of the (older) Leuchars boys may be able to confirm this as truth or myth - when the Officers Mess extension was built in the mid 80's the contract said (words to the effect of) "install television aerial socket in each bedroom". The contractors did just that. However, when the building was handed over it was clear that they hadn't connected said aerial sockets to an aerial as it wasn't listed as a requirement!
They agreed to do so afterwards - at great expense to the MOD as an after-build addition to the contract.
