anchor: We went to sea in this instance, however, in our GAO role, as auditors and evaluators and so-it could be argued-might have seen what special guests see and not what life would be like for the average sailor.
positive: Our roles as auditors and evaluators may have affected our perspective, compared to that of an average sailor.
negative: As GAO auditors and evaluators, we were able to experience life from the point of view of an average sailor.