Hi Engines
I normally respect all that you say but wouldn't mind a little more detail on the 'fail' assessment of the last JFH embarkation on Ark.
The last unit to deploy was 1(F) to the States for a month. Not RN led, longer than 2 weeks, and so far as I know entirely successful.
I didn't embark on that one but was closely involved. I was also dark blue.
In the year post Herrick JFH came a long way in the development of embarked syllabus and qualifications as well as Maritime Tactics. Such a shame it couldn't have continued along that path before the rug was pulled.
Regards