If you're right with your assertion, ABIW, then today's DG is a far softer one than those with whom I served. They were, despite being only Airtroopers or Lance Corporals in rank, considered to be an equal and integral part of the crew. Since the DG Leader was also the Regimental Sergeant Major, they had a direct line to 'God', and woe-betide any 'bully boy SNCO pilot' who tried it on with them!
I might add that, should this act prove to have taken place, I do not condone the crew's actions. But then, in keeping with the traditions of Pprune, it's all conjecture, isn't it?