WG consider this for a moment, most of us that were around for a while saw the RAF reduced from 90,000+ down to 40,000 odd, stations closed left, right and centre, (Of the six I was on one remains - bloody STC) squadrons were scraped to save a few quid rather than because the world was a a safer place and mates binned it for reasons various. We are (were in my case) posted and detached as individuals rather than as a formed unit so it doesn’t matter if you'd been a top bloke throughout your time, chances are your last tour would be spent somewhere where you're relatively unknown and you're spending much of that last tour on det or resettlement and when actually on squadron/in section surrounded with FNGs- such is the light-blue way
When I worked with the Army the Inf units all seemed to stay together for all of their service with a few notable exceptions. The corps guys tended to move in comparatively small circles, so again, tended to have a family like feel so no problems organising dining-out nights or pissups etc, even for some that were described as 'total c****' and therein is the difference.
Now if you still feel qualified to speak about something you've never experienced please carry on