I'm out too, but I can tell you that from what I am told by friends is that women are having a hard time hacking the Hornet. They can fly it fine (who cant fly a Hornet?), but their SA is lacking, their calls are slow, and above all else they lack the aggressiveness to use the airplane's advantages. This is a gross generalization of what I hear, but it does not look good for women as we transition away from the Tomcat.
For the women who did fly the Tomcat, it was a reverse situation, as SA stayed good due to the RIO, but they could not fly the beast. The good news is that the RAGs are quick washing these days on tendencies and not waiting for final grades most of the time. Also, almost no women are getting sent to the RAGs anyway without proven ability. Nobody is getting transfers these days except out of Tomcats.
Thanks for the comeback and the update.
Do I hear you saying that the playing field has been leveled, and spades are being called spades? I.e., ability over PC bullsh!t?
Damn shame Grumman tried to get rich overnight on re-opening the Super Tomcat line -- it really is a Hellofanairplane! Grumman miscalculated very, very badly and the USN (and the taxpayer) paid a huge price for their greed.
Truth time: Is the Super Hornet as good as the Super Tomcat? Air-to-air? Air-to-mud? What is the cost of the Super Hornet?