"It is a pseudo-science introduced to aviation to compensate for 'military only' trained captains who have never been an FO in civilian aviation and for the younger generation of FOs that have never experienced any real environment of discipline and for whom the cockpit gradient is, therefore, a bit of a struggle."
I think you will find that the need was not confined to the military. Back in the dark old ages there were many a BOAC captain that suffered from the "God Complex" Ever read the book "Call me Captain" ?
