Despite the fact that the A-4 currently only serves with third world countries, it proudly served this country for what, almost half a century in both the training command and in combat? I'm fairly sure that Naval Aviators who got there wings here at NAS Kingsville would rather see an A-4 up on that stick, rather than a static display of a blue Hornet. I mean, the Blues aren't stationed here, they don't practice here, so why are we going to put their jet on display here? Are there Hornet Displays in Cherry Point? Or Harrier Displays in Beaufort?
I'll go ahead and say it. I weep for the future of Naval Aviation at times, because I see way too much "lets sit around and bitch about it" and not enough "lets get off our ass and make it happen."