You funny old geezers. BTW, did any of the Gazelles actually go for the auto?
Anyway, the comparison of civilian and military training isn't fair anyway. Most of the flights in the military are training flights. As a civi jockey, we get training and then go out to make money for some company. That most of us survive it, is due to the fact that the training isn't so bad after all and helicopters are rather reliable.