Actually in real life they where highly disciplined there really was not very much to do in the PTO on the front lines to get you into much trouble anyway. I dont recall the name but the XO of VMF214 had to "keep" Pappy in line as he was very bad alcoholic he sometimes flew missions with a very bad hangover but still was able to effectively lead his pilots and still got kills! he also had issues with authority so if anything the other men in 214 had to keep Pappy civilized when he needed to be and used that aggression in combat where is was needed.
He actually had a lot of trouble for most his Marine Corp career besides WWII which is why he flew with the AVG early on they looked for his type of personality good fighters that don't like to comply with normal military regulations but can be counted on in real combat his saving grace was that his was an outstanding fighter pilot and some of his traits where inspiring to his men so the Corps just barely tolerated him.
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