Aviation is a TEAM sport.
Unfortunately many people on all sides of the aviation team forget this, and think they are the reason we are all here. You know - the cog in a machine story.
Chesty Morgan,
As for dragging someone out the back for talking down to someone from another department, those days are long gone. Would be nice to have them back.
Blacksheep,
I too have memories of incidents like you describe from my military days. But when I left the Airforce, I ran into some of those Aircrew members. And I must admit I now believe in: what goes around, comes around.