but try telling that to the youth of today; they'll never believe you
I once did tell that to student aircrew in response to being questioned on changes good and bad over the years. I normally mention the high morale despite weekly Tacevals which in turn demonstrated the rapport and bond between air and ground trades in achieving a specific objective laid down by NATO. Freezing German winters did little to dampen spirits, and work hard / play hard meant what it said. The answer I got which is quite reasonable though in some ways quite sad when discussing the present day was: "We do not know anything differant".