well the Military has it's traditions...
Remember in my basic training an old SMIG ( seargent major in Gunnery) saying.. "yes the Army is changing and not the same... we used to go in the jungle(Borneo) shoot a few n*ggers and later drink a cold Beer". Of course i am not raciest but the old school were like that. Traditions die hard but as Bob Dylan sang...the times are a changin....