Balancing the military need for firepower against the maritime need for seaworthiness resulted in some compromises that would not pass modern standards for stability.
So it's axiomatic that if she can't prevail against what's darkly being called the old boys' network trying to nobble her prospects then she fails by her own standards.
Despite their apparent concreteness, the standards stated in some rules involve important ambiguities, and their application will often require significant fact-finding and judgment.