Exactly right, ninjaman. TD&H's remarks are despicable.
I graduated from Hamble in 1971 and joined BOAC as a 19 year old Second Officer on the 747-136. After flight training at Shannon the boss told us that we flew better than the older guys, who had gold rings up to their armpits and a chest full of medals! We of course didn't have the operational experience and were severely limited in what we could initially fly down the routes due to the 'landing card' system (ceiling and crosswind limits gradually made less restrictive with increasing experience) and the reluctance of many Captains to 'leg and leg about'. Those who joined BEA learned much faster.