There is a strong military influence in aviation, and the military is designed to operate under horrendous conditions at times.They try to keep the masses "fat, dumb, and happy"and encourage the use of alcohol for this reason. As the dutch sea captain said, "for thoughts there is always gin"
Bushy, I must acknowledge your zeal in sticking it to the military at every opportunity.
What utter, unadulterated, mis-informed b*llsh%t!!
I wager that you have never been in
any defence force, let alone the ADF. With that chip on your shoulder, you wouldn't pass the physical.
The ADF has in place fairly strict policies regarding drug and alcohol abuse, including random drug/alcohol tests. However, the defence community is certainly are not insulated from the rest of the community, and there are cases of people being nabbed for drugs/alcohol - as our vulture-like media and tossers like you are oh so quick to point out.
Maybe one day you'll enlighten us to how some big, nasty, horrible ex-military ogre dared to ruffle your delicate feathers.
Build a bridge and get over it, mate.
(Now where's that bottle of red......hic........)