Stary F
Couldn't agree more. Avery good friend of mine was posted to a FJ station recently. quote "If i'd met this lot first I'd have thought you were all ******s!"
I fear it's the same situation as the squaddies night out. You cant tell somebody he's the best, train him to fight and not give a sh1t about his own safety then expect him to go out and not fight over a girl. Ditto aircrew - we're told from day one that we're the best, fortunately, some of us are human and when the ground crew get to know you they lighten up and realise that not everyone with a green bag is a to55er.
I'm fortunate, was a back end captain of a multi-engine ac - regular dets with ground crew aboard and had a top, relaxed time. was just playing devil's advocate and giving the reasons as perceived by me!