From a military perspective, there is a fairly significant training build, and it starts with the operational training units, where they actually convert from their other aircraft, whatever they've flown--or in the SAR techs from their schools--into the aircraft that will be their SAR platform. And it only starts there. The recurrent requirements are continuous. To hone all those skills, the night hoist of a vessel that's tossing, with night vision goggles, is something that has to be constantly.... The other point I would make is that we also need to upgrade the folks. They don't stay in the business for their whole career. Some of us would like to fly more than be staff officers, but that's not the way it works, unfortunately.
On June 15th, 2009. See this statement in context.