7 Ss! Don't forget Sun and Shadow - they can ruin your day too ;o)
Silsoe - start dates don't always mean you're straight into the 4 on 4 off. But then you don't need the news to help out - you could just sit near the gate and watch what day he arrives...
At the end of the day I think HRH just needs to be allowed to get on with things and enjoy himself at work like the rest of us :o) Afterall, 10-12hrs of drinking tea, ebaying, reading accident reports, watching jezza/war movies and bitching about the world is good life experience! (Oops, I forgot to mention about occasionally going flying)* (who said SAR was different?!?)
*note this is no reflection on my current employed status