Four pages in and no-one seems to have mentioned the drinking culture at MPA. It may have changed now, but in the early nineties I don't think there was a single section, flight or squadron which didn't have its own watering facilities. There were also (unofficial) bars in various parts of the domestic accommodation where one could get a drink if you didn't fancy getting mugged in the 38 Facility corridors on the way to the mess.
I joined as an Appo and even in the monastic life that was forced on us by the powers-that-be there were ways and means of testing the local brews. My first posting after training was Stafford and in all my time in the service, I have never encountered a station where alcohol seemed to dominate all the activities. Anyone who was posted to 16MU will understand why.
Last edited by 4mastacker; 1st Jul 2013 at 15:36.