The aircraft carrier program was delayed and these pilots were retrained and reassigned for destroyer commands.

由于航母项目的拖延，这些飞行员经过再次培训后被分派去指挥驱逐舰。

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Its long-delayed program to replace aging air fleets was in disarray, its senior officers had been largely excluded from joint commands, and its influence with political leaders had been eclipsed by the Army and Navy.

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