The sortie is theirs - for their benefit, not an opportunity to show off or to look big.
The sortie is never theirs! Maybe, just maybe it was a normal sortie in a Tomcat - I've had a few (hundred) and even the most mundane are sphincter-clinching for the un-initiated. Maybe a little respect is due to FJ guys for working under such conditions.
Don't change your name...choose life!