Defenestrator,
In the event of an aborted take-off, prior to or at V1, depending on the school of thought of the particular airline you work for, and in the absence of auto-brakes, the first action should always be max braking. Start the deceleration, close the throttles etc. etc.
For my money (and at all airlines I've worked) the first action is to retard the power levers to max reverse whilst then simultaneously applying max braking...etc etc.
Obviously this action would be dependent on Airline SOP and a/c type operated, I know it’s splitting hairs but brakes against power doesn’t sound like the best way to start the deceleration ....
You could argue that it all happens about the same time, but for me the logic of it would be to initiate with the power levers and call “reject” so the other guy is in the loop, in the time it takes to get your feet up on the brakes and start braking...
I'm not saying you're wrong however, just adding my 5 cents worth
