Lord Spandex (how very posh that sounds), I completely agree with the above.
I was more responded to those who made comments about positioning to and from home base.
If I were to be out of base, I would absolutely expect to position on day 1 / 5 (or as applicable) at the companies expense, not have to worry about where I am staying and get paid a bit extra for my efforts.. all with it counting towards my duty.
Anything else is dodgy.