If Lt. Carey "Scary" Lohrenz had a (detectable) penis, she would have never sat in a Tomcat, much less flown one. Pat Burns is a heroic friend who sacrificed his career for the rest of us. "Scary" will probably keep it up until slapped down by the Supreme Court, because she was one who thought a Tomcat ride was her divine right, rather than an earned privilege. What makes this decision so sweet is that another woman wrote the opinion.
"Scary" knew that personal reflection is the mark of a good officer. She knew that people were refusing to fly with her, and she knew that she got extra chances that were in direct violation of the rules. She is lucky that she didn't die like "Revlon" did. Today is a good day for the Navy, tonight former and present Tomcat drivers will raise our glasses again for Donnelly tonight.
I got the impression that a lot of pilots were on the verge of resignation after that and also the tailhook scandal which was much less than appeared.