Sitiveni Rabuka was hiding himself under the snooker table when the 3rd FIR Battallion stormed the Officers’ Mess during the November mutiny in 2000. The Battalion Commander, Colonel Seruvakula, while the current Commander Ro Jone Kalouniwai was held hostage and blood was flowing through the barracks, marched right onto the spot where Rabuka was hiding under the table, saluted and shouted “Sir, come out from there now, go into your vehicle and drive straight out of the camp". As he surfaced, Col Seruvakula again saluted and motioned him to his vehicle parked outside with his old Commander’s uniform still hanging from the rear seat window.
