49 months? Imagine spending your entire enlistment never going to sea.
We did 6 months of ERP in Bangor and that was a nightmare, couldn't imagine going 18 months for a normal overhaul let alone the 49. I see your point on the Bremerton's sail, and they already have the Parche there next to the ferry dock. Add to that the fact that we're not popular (at least not when I was there) with the left leaning residents of Western Washington, unless it was our money they were getting either from shopping or law enforcement.