Clausewitz said:
Probably not. Might relate to incident a few years ago at Mansergh Barracks, Gutersloh.....
Dont know about the Bravery award but I was on duty at PRB det centre the next morning, the poor bloke had no idea why he was banged up when he finally woke up.
Basically he went on the lash at a Cpls mess do, on the way out of camp to go down town he demanded a weapon off one of his nigs at the gate, cocked it, pointed it at the other bloke on stag who dropped his and both of them legged it to the BDS Bunk, walked in the Guardroom and put a few holes in the furniture, including a nice hole in the Provost Sgts door, stoppage, then jumped on and filled in by the guys in the guardroom.
He seemed a really switched on and nice bloke, and couldnt believe, or remember what he had done the next morning. It wasnt till the SIB tipped up that he realised that it was'nt an extravegant practical joke. I dont know the outcome of the Court Marshall but I do know that plod were looking at attempted murder on the charge sheet.
So I would say an urban myth with a bit of truth in it.