Ken posted: ....some years ago wherein a Navy Captain said; "If you enter a Ship allocation conference with the Marines and see these young men with strange haircuts who seem like neanderthals and think they're stupid, you'll discover at the end of the day that not only did they get every hull they wanted where and when they wanted it but that you have also given away the Admiral's Barge and his Daughter" (or words to the effect).
Getting every hull where and when they wanted is only deception, designed to disorganize and confuse the Navy – their main goal is always the Admirals Barge and Daughter.