Forget all the political wrangling etc....
Didn't someone once say....
I don't know but I've been told
Navy wings are made of gold
I don't know but it's been said
Air force wings are made of lead
Or even further back...
They say in the airforce a landings OK
If the pilot gets out and can still walk away
but in the fleet air arm your prospects are dim
If the landings piss poor and the pilot can't swim!
Just about says it all as far as I'm concerned!!!!