I never got a bonus
I had to get permission to marry
I couldn't live at an address until I'd been granted permission
There were heavy restrictions on the private and business activities in which I could partake
I could be recalled to duty at any time without notice
I couldn't travel to certain countries without checking with Special branch first
There were restrictions on whom I could associate or have a relationship with
And that, folks, is why they gave us the pension. 3 decades of not being able to fart without someone in officialdom wanting to sniff and approve it first.