When I went in the Sir Force that was a 6 week stint of sobriety while I was in basic. The military can be a very good thing for many people, it can also be a God send for an alcoholic............... If the alcoholic ask to be put in rehab before they get into to much trouble.
When I was in drinking was a HUGE part of military life and I fit right in with the hard drinkers and alcoholics. Today the military is quite different, do not get me wrong there is still a lot of drinking going on........... BUT if one gets into trouble due to thier drinking one can get into a ton of trouble unless they get into rehab.
Last I heard the military has some excellent rehabs and some great AA.