Having been posted to a 3 year+ PVR ground tour....
You would only bugger up those around you by working to rule.
So, I carried on working my socks off, volunteered for everything...
and got huge numbers of freebies, a bunch of happy people around me, my full leave allowance (!), another 60 (fun) flying hours, etc, etc....
oh, and thanks to Saddam, my three year ground tour ended up being only 2 years 3 months
What a great guy!