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It is a relevant question. But. The bit that you posted earlier about Cdr JHC asking the light blue Merlin Force whether they wanted to go to sea (and no one raising their hand), is I'm afraid, utter tosh. Urban myth. It never happened. Some one, somewhere has made it up.
The present Mk 3 force are like everyone else in the military. Can do. They go where they are told. Given the choice between going to sea and returning to the great desert f&&k all(again) they would probably choose the former. The choice between going to sea and keeping their jobs is a no brainer.
However, if they are only going to ship optimise a quarter of the fleet because the mid life programme to upgrade the cockpit is so hideously expensive (and this is before you pay for any ship optimisation), why not just buy new cabs for the junglies?
Last edited by high spirits; 5th February 2012 at 07:11.