Suck thumb, loh.
I always lived far away from my camps too, & it's anecdotes
like this that makes me glad I was stay-in. Tahan-ed active time by
treating my camp as "home" itelf, to the extent that I was willing
to do Saturday duties (but not Sundays, please) as long as I could
accumulate off-in-lieus & book out every nights-off to wind
down.
For reservist, I'm one of the few -- other than duty personnel,
etc. -- who used to sleep over inside camp too. The rest of the BN
would rather book out whenever possible, even if it was 1:30 am
& they're supposed to report by 5 in the morn. (Boy, were the
guardroom at Khatib always surprised by the sudden surge of cars
driving in & out.) For me, I'd rather get the proper rest
&, accordingly, treat the evening hours like a night-off &
meet up with kakis for a movie or drinking session at the nearest
Town Centre.
Hang in there. Above all, "resistance is futile."
