“But despite his diagnosis he was still required to parade, ‘required to work in open, cold garages’, and carry out guard duties in the open air.”
Later he said “Everything is with the lawyers. I have an anxiety issue so can’t speak to you.”
Poor thing. Sounds like just the sort of chap we need to yomp across foreign lands to engage with the enemy. If he managed to get to his rendezvous without freezing he may be a little anxious when he arrived.
There’s an old put-down among service bods (which I’m sure Baldric will confirm) which goes “If you can’t take a joke you shouldn’t have joined”. Mr Rawlings seems not to have come across it. Fortunately his inability to cope with harsh conditions was discovered before he was sent on operations where his need for a hot water bottle may have jeopardised the safety of his comrades. He is now, apparently, “studying at university” so it is fairly certain who is meeting the bill for his “legal team”. At 33 he really needs to find himself a job (in the warm, of course).