Crab, I guess those stories are just that, because with the current system of COBI etc everyone follows the staight and level. No lies, untruths or missinformation. That runs from the top to the bottom.
On a slightly different note, the S61 is a very good workhorse and from my own experience the more it flew the less it spent on the ground, Literally and metaphorically. Having never flown the Sea King I cannot comment, but my experience in the military leads me to believe that military and civil servicability rates are not comparable.