Random Alcohol Breath Testing for the RN
I see in todays Torygraph that "RN Commanding officers will be given equipment to enable spot checks to be carried out to ensure sailors are not reporting for duty drunk". I wonder if this will become a pan defence policy? Surely it has merit when you consider the state some of those working on aircraft and 'crewing in' down route and 'on det' turn in for duty especially when there is less supervision away from hombase. Albeit the minority I might add.
There still pervades in the minority the belief that this is all part of service life; it certainly was a few years ago and I was as guilty as anyone. However, in todays post Haddon Cave environment surely it wouldnt be too hard to tweak the CDT teams to also test for alcohol on personnel.
I for one would welcome it.