At last years V Force reunion I was chatting to a chap I had known when serving who had retired as the station commander of a V force base (I wont specify which). A couple of years ago he arranged a small reunion of retired officers and ORs which was to be held at said base. The plans were going well till he found out that on arrival the coach in which they were to arrive would have to disgorge its OAP pax, each of whom would have to check in individually, (30-45 minutes?)and an escort provided from the guardroom to the mess. He asked if he could handle the check-in forms in advance and take personal responsible for them during their visit to the base he formerly commanded, but was told this was not possible.
At that point he said "sod it" and they had the reunion at a nearby hotel instead. Dunno what rank you retired as Four Types but it looks as though four rings on your sleeve and scrambled egg on your hat wouldnt have made any difference!