[A Navy Vet]

“If you can land a plane in the dark on a pitching carrier deck and catch the third wire, I’ll fly with you any day.“

I've long believed US Navy carrier pilots to be the best trained in all the world. They train day and night. This woman is a shining example of that training and her own skills and demeanor.

I originally had a problem with female aviators after the "Tailhook" incident years back. They have since shown to be as capable as any man to operate advanced aircraft systems. However, I am still adverse to females in grunt billets.

[MSF BU]

This works as long as we are flying against defeated third world nations. We will rue the day this has happened when we are in a large grounds war against a competent enemy.