V900, actually I have served, and I was probably up to my neck in mud and leeches well before you were born. With certain notable exceptions (all ex RAAF Pilots), I'm not particularly impressed with the RAAF, but being of course Army, I guess you would expect that.
Two of the three worst managers I have ever had the misfortune to work for were ex-RAAF engineering officers who exhibited rigidity of personality and what's called "concrete thinking" (ie: An inability to think creatively) that I think matched a certain person posting here rather well.
I'm actually sorry for poor old P** because when he leaves the service he is in for a bit of a shock, especially if he has had 20 years of service coddling.
P.S. By the way, the whole American "warriors defending our freedoms" bull**** doesn't go down well in Australia, so I'd give that a miss if I were you.