You know what would be cool? Does working on the same squad as Crais' brother count as getting noticed? Does volunteering for the same dangerous mission as Tabo count as opportunity?
Author's response
My thoughts when writing this was that there had to be some reason that Aeryn, alone of all the pilots trying to prevent Moya's escape in the Premiere episode, disobeyed the order to return to the carrier and continued to pursue. Perhaps she was hoping to succeed single-handed, and thus get noticed.