I have been reading that the USN CNO has been canvassing the idea of reducing CVN numbers. I'm no fortune teller however if this happens and no USN / USMC LHAs are affected by the draw down then these flat decks become that more useful in the light of fewer CVNs. Shirley?
And I have thought it through. What exactly is your point about 10%. Please explain. STOVL is useful when it is required. If someone is attempting to quantify the future use of the STOVL bits then good on them - exactly what is that criteria. Do you know? If you do then as they say in the classics.... "Please explain".