There will always be "jack" individuals regardless of service.
And D O G, I bet the rest of the story went "....we (NIPV) said, sorry mate we need the part asap", and the crew said "ok" and flew it out. not such as good story though is it? Don't use sound bites to make a story, tell the whole story.
My point is you shouldn't tar us all with the same brush, There was no policy of making soldiers walk and certainly any crew I worked on worked up to the limits and sometimes beyond, provided the task justified the risk.
I have equally come very close to being killed for bone Army tasks. Notably on one occasion being sent out on a Priority 1 task late at night in foul weather to one of the towers to recover a video with "vital int" on it. Turned out to be an overdue video from the NAAFI.
And back to the original thread..
If the CHF really want them that badly, and the Army can take the loss of capability for 2 to 3 years, let them go. They really have no idea what a mire they are getting into and will regret the decision for years to come.