I'll bite on this one. After serving 9 years in the Army, both Special Forces and other units I found that the act of training is not always training for the real thing and the real thing is why we train. I know many people in who trained for 30 years with Special Forces in Guard units, only to be told they can't go to Afganistan, even when they voluteered. For that very reason I got out. I should have joined the CG, they have real life missions. Yes its dangerous, but those that do it, do it because they love it, not for the money. I suspect its entirely voluteer. Now I am not saying that these two should have gone out that day, don't get me wrong. I think they were wrong, but I have been out with fleets that raced in 20-25 with gust to higher, and most recently Sail For Hope in Newport when the weather was really going to [censored]. But then that is fleet racing and there is something different about that than two hooligans going out on on their own, or is it?