inter rank banter from the previous evening.
Wasn't/Isn't there an unwritten rule that 'what was said in the bar, stayed in the bar'. Having said that, as in all social situations there is a limit to what one can get away with. Hopefully common sense will prevail.
And yes, next day the formalities of Service life prevailed.
I agree
Shack, in that instant an apology was not really called for.