While serving as a SSM in a cavalry regiment, I had been after a particular bad boy for a while, so when I finally caught him in the shit, it was with glee that I put him in from of the O/C. I explained the circumstances to the O/C, and I was prepared to watch happily as the trooper squirmed and the old man got crosser and crosser. But my moment of joy never came. There was no question of the trooper being innocent and he admitted as much. Suddenly the O/C's knuckles went white as he gripped the table in anger, and I thought "Oh good, here we go". But I should have known better. The trooper knew his punishment was only seconds away as the O\C rose red-faced and looked at him. "Do you know what?" said the O\C " You are an absolute rotter." I'm sure that the O/C believes he gave the trooper a real lesson, and scared him out of his wits. But calling one of his blokes an absolute rotter is hardly going to spoil his day...
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