when my winter sports stuff started using more than 1 week a year in 'exped/sport time away from unit' I took leave instead and wrote "leave surrendered in order to attend Exercise XXX iaw JSP blah blah blah". The JSP quoted had been written exactly for such circumstances. AE Leader approved it as he knew it meant I'd get no more time away than anyone else and PEdO authorised it as I then remained covered 'on duty' for the event. Always surprised more didn't opt to do the same - cuts the resident sqn moaners off at the knees when you show them the leave app! Sadly, I think this option was withdrawn with the roll-out of JPA. Maybe it could be resurrected to level the (now virtual?) playing field. Of course, the other option is to just be jack and do as much sport time as poss
