Hangarshuffle, (post 48)
Are you suggesting the guys and gals on HMSB are not up to this, or up for this? This is the Navy. Long cruises are part of their lives, humanitarian assistance is their pride and joy, doing tough stuff is a part of their heritage.
Or are you now going to tell me that all that stuff wasn't true? I'd rather believe the mental model of the Navy that serving members have placed in my head over the decades.