I didn't want HS or HSC because I don't want to do VERTREPs as one of my primary missions. My onwing and several other IPs made HSL sound like fun, and I like the idea of being on a smallboy as opposed to a carrier, although that is likely to change once they become HSM. And this is going to sound bad, but I like the looks of the Romeo better than the Sierra. And I'm not too concerned about flying a new aircraft as some of the other guys in the squadron are.
Gator-
On the selection sheet we could pick from HS, HSL, HSC, HM, and HC. According to a note/flyer in STUCON the HSL FRS in San Diego has already changed to HSM, but we still select HSL, not HSM, on the preference sheet.