John, your input is pearls before sows....
The way they work is that they have some "old, bold pilots" writing the manuals, and they don't have long line experience either.
I spent half of my flying career in the military (as an instructor as well), and worked closely with the police.
They are more looking at how they can engage as many people as possible in a mission, so each one can log "experience" rather than completing the task as efficient as possible.
Not judging, it's the way they have been doing it.
But neither the military nor the police are interested in getting things done as efficiently as possible-as they are not getting paid by the hour of by the task..