Our drill Sgt was called Wadman and on one inspection in the No2 mess at Cerney he declared that my white webbing had been painted - which it had. The Inspecting Officer wet a fingertip and drew it across the belt and showed the Sgt the white deposit of Meltonian shoe cleaner that I had carefully applied over the emulsion paint. "You are mistaken Sergeant" he said. I stood straight faced while the Sgt's eyes writhed like stricken oysters. Curiously all our block suddenly had to change rooms with the Iraqi studes to clean up all the date pips and other detritus before the next inspection. I think that suggestion must have come from Wadman.