There was a pilot select at IFS that got washed out fairly late in the program (week 4) because he flat out could not land the airplane.
I've had some rough landings in the Katana, ones that I thought were terrible, but the IP said they were "safe," so this guy must have really been performing some carrier landings with the nose pointing 15 degrees off of center line to get the boot for landings.
People do fail the EPQs and stuff. In fact, I know of someone who has failed the same EPQ 4 times. Yes, there is a test bank of 100 some-odd questions. I know.