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The F-35 is (allegedly) the first stealth platform whose RCS features are not maintenance intensive and whose characteristics are compatible with a typical carrier environment.
Only time in service will give the true answer and that hasn't happened yet.
True, time will tell, but having seen marine maintenance personnel walking all over the back of an F-35 at Eglin in the same way they would any current aircraft (normal attire, including boots) I have to agree with Ken on this one.