Crab, sorry to quote you again:
"I don't hate civil SAR - what I do hate is when petty minded and uninformed individuals start knocking military SAR for being too expensive when they haven't got a clue about a. what it costs or b. what you actually get for your money".
You imply that you do know what it costs - if you don't then why do you imply that you give value for money and that you are better trained than the "secondary role" RN SAR crews and the MCA crews?
DtD