We used to play in between sim slots, at lunch and during the very rare slot off, in the Instructor's crew room at CATCS, RAF Shawbury in the mid-90s. I came back from 3 years overseas and during a brief visit there in 2000 I was horrified to find out that interest in the game had allbut died.
Apparently the execs did not like the chaps and chapesses playing and it looked too bad for your career if you weren't spending 24 hours doing work, secondary duties and a bit more work followed by more secondary duties. Glad I escaped with good blobbing memories when I did.
All work and no play makes Johnny Instructor dull !!! *(Although some might say did they need any help)