"It has to be said that the Subby PWO-to-be was about as dull as a wet Wednesday in Skegness. A good example of a graduate having had an easy-ish three years at university and not being able to get her head round Service life. She may have lasted longer in a smaller ship, perhaps? The little steward has more going for her, and that's saying something"
I always understood that the "less robust" YO's were sent to Carriers for fleet time as it gave them more supervision and less chance to screw things up. The fact she was there suggests there may have been concerns about her...