My most regretted words ever occurred during a time of my life when I was at a serious imbalance in my life. I had just been discharged from the forces and as most veterans are during the initial rehabilitation phase into civilian life, I was still a serviceman in my mind.

I had taken my first job on becoming a civilian, it wasn't much to speak of, working for a two bit security firm, but it gave me breathing space to think about my next move while bringing home a wage, albeit a piddling one.

I'd been in the job for three weeks and was called into head office to discuss my prospects. It went well initially, as the lady interviewing me was very talkative and obliging, then, she began pointing out that I would have to sign a new contract which would mean working longer shifts for the same wage.

I gave some serious thought for about ten seconds, she could see that I was not happy about it and she stood up and said;

'just sign the contract'

That was it.

I stood up, got right into her face and snarled;

'Shove it up your fucking ring'

....and walked out.

And the moral here is, don't try and screw a vet.