I recall in the 80s at the Secret Shropshire Helicopter Base, I was involved in the organisation of the Wings ceremony. A one- or two-star was usually par for the course; Reviewing Officer gets his bonus hours GH in the morning, late morning presentation, then posh Mess lunch with MumznDadz.
My involvement was finding and booking the Reviewing Officer; it was a popular gig for them, there was precious little admin to be done before taking Sir flying and examining the Shropshire countryside - quite closely - in the GT model Gazelle.
Was in the process of booking one Sir to do it, when bag-carrier I was talking to said:
Bag-Carrier: "And of course, being at lunchtime, there will no alcohol served".
Teeters: "And of course, being the most important date in the young men's (only men then) flying career, there WILL be alcohol served. Thank you, if that is the case, I will find another Reviewing Officer". That was the case and I duly went looking for a new Sir.
Which I did find, shortly followed by a one-on-one with the Staish, who - to his credit, had extreme difficulty keeping a straight face while "counselling me on my error of judgement".........