Valid point on dash 4 moving into the slot using rudder - cross controlling with the ailerons to keep wings level, probably the only time rudder use was really necessary in the A-4. I understand your point, coming from a multi-engine background, where rudder use is very important. I remember instructing in TA-4's and another IP talking about a stud using excessive rudder during formation flying. Turns out the stud had time in the civilian world flying gliders and was accustomed to employing large rudder inputs. My point is that minimal rudder use was the norm in the A-4, and why "Nordo" used the procedure he described to us. My only time in a Hornet was a few backseats when we were working with VFA-106 at Cecil, so I can't speak to present day Hornet formation scenarios.