Originally Posted by
Ollie Onion
Imagine you are the Captain involved in this, you started to have a few drinks with your FO and things got a bit out of control...
I don't know, Ollie, I'm probably a little old-fashioned (despite being relatively young), but I believe there are things a Captain (as opposed to just an employee with four stripes sitting in the left seat) just shouldn't do. Part of my job is to keep my crew safe and legal (including, to the extent possible, on overnights). If other crewmembers want to get liquored up, that's their business, but if "things got out of control" with MY PARTICIPATION, to me that's a reflection on my leadership abilities (or lack thereof).
I realize I'm probably in the minority on this, but it is what it is.