PJ's have the small job of going down the string, deep in enemy territory or into a forbidding sea, and handing the penetrator to the victim. When most people would be scrambling to save their skin, PJ's slide off the door sill, and fall into the dark night and 60 foot seas to guide victims to the hoist.
As an example, that PJ from Perfect Storm was never found. I know of another who had to spend the night alone in a raft in 45 foot waves, 700 NM out in the Atlantic, when his helo was bingo on gas and the seas were too rough to pick him up after the rescuees were aboard. At first light his crew was over him, showing the teamwork that these crews are famous for.
I read similar stories of the crewmen in the UK, we are very luck to get to work with such guys!
Last edited by NickLappos; 24th Jan 2006 at 21:41.