Chugalug,
AFIAK, all my contingent were out of the service. If your chap was in uniform, then presumably he was still "in" (and he had his batman, too !). Wouldn't that have caused some discip. problems (particularly if some other course members had been "bolshie" ex-squaddies ?)
Reminds me of the old end-of-war joke about the subaltern who got C.M.d for thumping his Colonel: "I saw the Corporal kick the Sergeant, and I thought the war was over !"
No Pension ? How long were you "in" ? I thought you got some pension after 10 years (less, and you just got a lump sum). Supposed to be the reason why the longest Short-Service offer used to be 8 yrs active plus 4 on reserve (plus in my case) £1,500 Gratuity (in'49, but worth about £48,000 today).
Still mulling over the Future of this Best of Threads before committing myself to print.
Cheers, Danny.