Having learnt flying probe and drogue with the RAF from my early days, I spent three years on exchange with the USN, and found the same probe and drogue so much easier off little donors than the big jet donors I was used to with the RAF.
I then spent some time on exchange with the USAF.
My first AAR - at night - in an F-16 using boom refuelling - I arrived under the tanker and got myself into what I thought was about the right position, and was peering for the positioning lights when I was stabbed by the boom operator. Effortless!! So much easier than probe and drogue, and much less tense.
It has its limitations, but it also has its advantages.