These guys will get things done 10 times faster in a real situation than in a training situation. When you go to general quarters for real, everybody is ready to go. Commanding Officer CAPT Wendell G. Rutherford agreed. The practice flavor goes away, and people take a renewed look at their responsibilities and there's a lot more focus on the issues on the table. They absorb a lot more, and the readiness gets higher.
People rely on their training.
It's a very scary feeling, but in some ways it's exciting to be called to serve your country. Dupree said he balances the benefits of Navy life against the risk of losing his life in combat. So far, I've been to Haifa, Israel and the Jordan River. I actually got to see things I read about in the Bible. But being out here on the ship, you get to meet different people and you actually get to see different walks of life because everybody comes from different places.