Remembrance "duty"

[muttywhitedog]

Now the question is : "can I be ordered to attend any form of remembrance ceremony?". He hasn't said so yet but I would like to be forearmed.

In order to determine whether the attendance was official or private, are you able to tell me who paid for the wreaths? If they were publicly funded, then attendance would be classed as Duty, with travel and subsistence permissible.

 

[rocket scientist]

So do you not want to go based on the church stuff or are you objecting because your boss wants you to go to the other town? You say you didn't mind going to your home one?

I may come from the less cynical view that your boss appears to be spreading the blue footprint love as far as they can.

That would be a nice way to think of it that way Tidge but the boss has actually said "G******'s service wasn't quite what I thought it would be last year so I think I'll go back to attending F@@@@'s this year". This was followed by a 10 minute gap then "you don't want to lay a wreath in G******, do you?". I did simply say "No" which was met by an uncomfortable silence.

In order to determine whether the attendance was official or private, are you able to tell me who paid for the wreaths? If they were publicly funded, then attendance would be classed as Duty, with travel and subsistence permissible.

They are publicly funded BUT my boss asks for them, they are not provided under any existing formal parade arrangements.

 

[rocket scientist]

UPDATE - I've been asked if I wish to accompany the boss to our home service and I did explain diplomatically that I didn't wish to "be his chap" - I actually said that the last we attended something like that I didn't feel comfortable being introduced to the people he wanted me to talk to whereas last year I was able to be myself. He just said "OK" so I'm putting this to bed now.

Thanks for your replies.