re: So you want to be a Carrier Pilot

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bet he still got nitpicked in the debrief for incorrect comms or catching the wrong wire or something like that.

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You are absolutely judged on which wire you catch of the four. Every landing is graded by the LSO (“Paddles”), and the the average score of your landing is compared to your squadron-mates and those scores are displayed in your Ready Room. Spend too much time at the bottom of that list, and you’ll get heat from your squadron CO, as well as ragged by the other aviators.