[Clue him in it does, and he nods. That sounds like what Gene had described. Probably there's no distinction in his world because the options that don't involve sailing are pretty limited. The Marines are a navy, and an army without some aquatic element would be awfully stuck.]

Wish I knew. They come on the ferry when new people arrive, which means he knows how to communicate with whoever drives the boat and can order supplies, but nobody's managed to get a straight answer from him on the subject as far as I know.