"Save the Buttercup" Peroutka, The Constitution Party, and the Win. God bless the United States Navy. Many a sailor will no doubt remember a training scenario oft times referred to as "Save the Buttercup." The purpose behind the "Buttercup" training was to instill an element of realism that might one day be encountered when a crewmember finds himself on a sinking ship, perhaps a thousand miles from the nearest land. The Buttercup is essentially a huge empty water tank that looks like the inside of a ship's sleeping and work areas. The metal bulkheads (walls) have holes in them as...