We had no choice! There was an illusion of choice - in that you could express your wishes but in most cases they rarely had much effect. Sometimes you felt that the desk officers were 'avin' a larf. So - I asked for a posting anywhere North of Oxford - meaning not the South of England. So - I got Bicester just a few miles North of Oxford. Asked for overseas - got Northern Ireland.
Still - back on thread. Best posting - either Honington or Kinloss. Worst - there weren't any bad ones but a final tour as a staff officer and the promise of more staff tours to come persuaded me to exercise my option and leave.
Why Honington and Kinloss - the people, starting at the top with cracking staishs and all the way through to cracking aircrew, NCOs, airmen and civvy staff, everyone working flippin' hard to support the aircrew and aircraft. Made it fun and all worthwhile.