Blanket stackers very often had different priorities.

As a National serviceman, having completed trade training at Larkhill, I booked into Woolwich for the night on route to BAOR and was issued/checked/signed for bedding.

2 sheets turned out to be 1 torn neatly down the middle.

Cant remember the exact figures but twenty-six shillings a week didnt pay for the "lost/damaged/destroyed" sheet.

Those early weeks provided a sharp learning curve.