I'm a little confused by the "If it's not safe enough for 'women and children' then it's not safe enough for our servicemen" argument.
Where would you draw the line? E.g. Indulgence pax are not allowed to travel when their are certain classes of DAC onboard, but duty pax are. Should the RAF find a way of remotely controlling ac carrying DAC and not putting any crew or duty pax on?