The Blues and Royals used to issue a rum ration on exercise in winter when they were in Detmold. Didn't like the taste of it to start with, but learnt to adapt and overcome. We used to save our ration and drink it on the train trip home.
I always remember one trip, the whole 434 crew got wrecked on rum after a 4 or 5 week exercise. As the sproggy driver i was OK, but the crew commander got in some seriouse sh1t. We had to parade on the sidings as usual when we arrived back in Detters to account for weapons and wocks, only someone on our crew forgot to bring the LMG off the train. By the time we realised what was happening the carriage had left the sidings and all hell and broken loose. The whole crew had to stay at the sidings until the rest of the Sqn came back to collect the wagons about 12 hours later.
Always brings a smile to my face, thinking of the level of sh1t the comd got in for that one, after he had been a total knob on exercise.