PC Boot Camp is closing for a short break after a week-long programme of challenging activities for camp inmates ended last Thursday morning. The interruption in the schedule has been necessitated by a midweek holiday. Commander Roderick "Madcap" Cox is unhappy about the break. Doffing his sidecap, he explained: "It breaks the continuity. And the enforced holiday means we cannot carry out key maintenance work on the base. We are given sanctions if we contravene the regulations. Furthermore, we only have one day to stock up on provisions. We usually set Thursdays aside for purchasing our supplies, that's when our purveyors give us favourable rates with their Specialbuys: the holiday really disrupts the routine." Nevertheless, Cox is happy that he has some respite to prepare for the week ahead when a fresh batch of recruits arrive. "Most people, when they arrive and see the name 'Pleasure City Boot Camp', think they can loaf around on their backsides all day. I soon put an end to that. If I ever find them lounging around in their billets, I usually send second-in-command Monty Münsterländer in to smoke them out with one of his SBD® stench grenades".
