Thanks for the responses Jetjok, Meatlof and Olly.

I was LOL at your comments. Appreciated are the comments about the deployments. Not sure what to make of the different company, sounds like I should keep my mouth shut, lanyard on.

Any more insights are appreciated as well.

I am looking forward to the overwater legs and only having to fly. I need to do some math with the commute cost in terms of days.