(* - Ok, so, like, I understand the movie was dramatizing SAR. But for years after that shit came out, we had kids coming out of boot camp saying the were going to be an AST (the crazy peeps that jump out of helos to rescue people in the water) None of them ever actually became ASTs.)
(At least in 2008, the USCG AST program had both a lower acceptance and graduation rate than either the Army Rangers or Navy Seals. That shit ain't easy. TBF, if you're jumping out of a helo to save people, you should be in pretty good shape. Physically. Mentally, they're fucking nuts.)