I don't care whether Gaspode the Dog was the most popular or least popular person on the unit, tradition used to be that when someone left, a farewell 'do' of some sort was arranged.
But that was back in the days when the RAF had people who cared about others, rather than people whose sole aspiration was onwards to their stars - "Through your hardship to my stars".......
Nowadays it seems to be more "Don't let the door hit you on the ar$e...." when people go.
And I despair at the cruel and unnecessary comments made by idiots such as wg13dummy and vechohkwhatever.