Here’s what buddy who flew F-18s in the Marines told me that Navy guys said whenever he and his fellow Marines were observed to squeak a touchdown at a base:
“Flare to land, squat to pee!”
Another buddy who flew F-14s boltered his 2nd solo trap and struck an F-18 parked on the angle deck. T’was just a scratch believe it or not, the only damage being the plastic nav light cover on the Tomcat. They let him keep flying. And yes those boats are really small.