oh yeah i totally agree on that, but i can know procedures by heart but if they arent performed in the airplane at the right time and right way its pretty much useless. Most likely the monkey skills will come but in this day and age (downsizing) is the Navy gonna wait that long for you to get the picture? Yes you do need to study..and study you will until your brain is fried, but as they said early on you should study and be doing something with your hands. For example as you study juggle, or throw a ball against a wall and catch it, that shows that you can know the procedures and have your hands performing it while you spout it off