Originally posted by Ray
And to answer the question; from what I have gathered from all the students in front of me they take the guy with the best boat scores and give them prowlers. Waveoff is the term for going around without hitting the deck. And top hook is the guy with the best landings. So if you want hornets, don't be the best at the boat.
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Thanks Ray,
So how many shots do you get land on the boat? Can you waveoff everytime, or do you get disqualified after too many waveoffs? I am just trying to get a feel for the fine lines between mediocrity and getting completely DQ'd (if possible). Is there a cumulative score to landing on the boat, or is it just one day "checkride" sort of deal?
How many people (currently in flight school) are aware of the "Strive for Mediocrity" thing? (I imagine that eventually the top guys would start to get suspicious when all of the flight school studs start waving off on the boat all of the time)
Finally, I read ( http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/AVN/ ) that there are only 20 active Prowlers in the entire Corps. It seems like it would be downright hard to get em (considering that there are hundreds of Hornets and Harriers).
Thanks for your time.