Al_R, I mentioned this elsewhere but SASO 1 Gp attended a dining-in night at Scampton just a short period after the drink driving laws came in.
It was expected that the social stigma attached to drink driving would be so great that any officer so convicted would be asked to resgin his commission.
The Air Cdre was entitled to a driver but chose to drive himself. On the way home he drove into a ditch, called the police, cleared his office at Bawtry and resigned with immediate effect - for the good of the service - as he realised that had he not resigned then it would be invidious to ask less junior officers to resign their commissions.
We live in different times.
"Did anyone see you do it? - no - Deny all knowledge"