Obviously some don't realise you have to counter the media story, not the actual events. Once it's published, it becomes fact in the minds of the great unwashed, and that is what the MoD are trying to react to. It's also amusing/sad that the dipsomaniacs here are convinced these two have done no wrong other being "one of the lads" and having a great night out.
Historically, it is unlikely that the structure and fabric of HM Forces have ever faced a greater threat from major cuts in personnel and equipment. The very same government that sings HM Forces' praises in public on one hand, is on the other hand conducting a ruthless campaign by stealth and deception to emasculate and remove funding from the UK's military capability. With that background, does it take a genius to figure out what the impact of a story such as this has? Not everyone in the MoD wants, or even needs, the "truth" to come out, they are quite happy with the Press implication that some over-paid, elitist, bad-boys with an inflated sense of entitlement are running amok with millions of pounds worth of taxpayer funded equipment.
You can be confident that dark blue and green will be taking preventative measures to keep the pressure on light blue with this story, and why wouldn't they? This was never about "bottle to throttle" or the social conduct of known stable extroverts, it was a shining example of how the Press and Government are waiting like hungry dogs to use any and all negative publicity to make their case for why the military can't be trusted, so why not cut some more money from them? Now those revered and respected social organs such as the Sun and Daily Mail have smelled blood in the water, you should pity the next poor sap who gets the MoD into the news for "conduct unbecoming".