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[Gaffers]

Looks like you've got a candidate for weeding that parade ground we were discussing General.

That doesn't stop fellow OOFers helping me out to clear the weed and pitch the large tents.   

Actually to do that to a soldier nowadays is an abuse of power so he'll be doing guard duties galore and paying a rather large fine..plus he'll be a private for a while I guess.  In the old days I would have been able to make him my slave for a while but not allowed to do that anymore.

Z - Oh he is still in very big trouble, but very grateful for that if you can grasp.  This has taken about 4 full days of work for me on top of my day job and I could have just given it a DILLIGAF attitude.  He is one lucky bugger 

[CaptainZok]

Out of curiosity if he had asked permission would he have been likely to be allowed on his excursion with his superiors blessing?

[Entwood]

Hopefully things have moved on .. but it used to be that when driving a military vehicle you were actually given a route to follow. Woe betide you if you were caught deviating from that route.

If you were forced "off route" by Police, you were required to note the "collar number" of said policeman. If it was just a Diversion you were to stop at the first available phone box and call it in/obtain permission to continue.

I know of at least 2 cases in the mid 70's were drivers were charged with disobeying orders and theft (of petrol !!) when caught deviating for no official purpose.

I'm guessing this was a hire car/white fleet vehicle not a camoflaged one with a funny number plate  , as all military vehicles are "self insured" by MOD.