This role though was great in terms of still being encompassed within that military bubble. I had been hired by my boss in the RAF, whom I had worked with in Iraq, I was surrounded by more RAF mates and eventually two more of my bosses followed me out there. Add a couple of Army and Navy blokes for the full set and we had in effect our own mini military outfit, albeit without the orders and uniform, but the same toilet humour, banter and camaraderie, you’d find on operations anywhere in the world involving the British military.
