(In my best Bugs Bunny impersonation voice)

"Myeh, whatever works for you, Doc."

By not having to plan for a round trip on my nickel, I can afford much more adventure that way. If all I gotta do is provision for a one way trip, then self-extraction would, by design, be atl least impractical, but more likely impossible, and popping smoke would be an imperative.

However, the idea that heading into an area not planned for as part of a SAR exercise would be preferable, or at least make it that much more interesting. Adding an element of the unknown to an exercise always makes it more sporting, don't you think?

Regardless of how you infer it, I am more than willing to do my part for the improvement of the program, whatever it is...