T-Coupling...enjoyed your post - right up until the last comment. So, the military don't train at emergency procedures? That is perhaps the biggest load of cr@p I have ever read on these forums. As an EX civvie aviator, and now a 14 year RAF pilot, I can assure you that no civvy anywhere is as competant as military crews in the execution of emergency procedures. I fly, on average, about 15 sorties a week. I practice emergencies on every single flight - and I mean all of the emergencies...engine failures, gearbox failures, fires, hydraulic failures...you name it, we do it. Of course, all drills are done, as per RAF regs, from memory. We get them letter perfect every time, just like our memorised checklists. The pilots in the military in general, and RAF in particular, are more ruthlessly proficient at their jobs than anyone else. Fact.
'Spect I'll get a few negative comments, but it don't matter - 'cause my crew know that they can trust me as much as I trust them.