Nawwwww, QS, I am sure that there is nothing personal (agree with Ken) Just a generic remark. Froggie (the resident Navy rep in this house) makes comments like that all the time when the opportunity arises.
The "NAVY" way to get the bear canister up the mountain would involve several thousand Power Point slides put together by a group of junior officers, many planning meetings, a POA&M (plan of action and milestones), a couple contracts that would be over time and over budget before being canceled with nothing to show for it and much, much more. In the end the top brass would be uptight and upset until some crusty ole Chief just straps the canister to his back and hauls it up in it's original configuration. Nothing would be learned of all of this and the process would repeat the very next time a canister needed to go up a mountain.
Of course that's just my opinion based on what I've seen, smelt, felt and lived through in my 25+ years of active Naval service (which sadly ends next year)..................................................DUG
