I think it is a point worth making that the good reputation of the British armed forces, including the RAF was formed during all the wars we fought and won whilst drinking heavily at every chance we got, not during the recent dry wars.
If anything, the dry Iraq and Afghan wars have tarnished the image of our forces, since we have demonstrably not won.
We are the armed forces.
We are not here to set an example to the public.
We are here to kill and threaten to kill people as required by polititians
Pandering to public opinion is a slippery road, we should just focus on our job.
We will get all the respect we need from winning, not trying to win in a certain PC way.