A and C, there are many reasons why hand flying skills aren't what they were in cadets. A lack of aero's training for a start.
A different debate to the one here, but putting some 200 hr spod into the righthand seat of a jet, they are going to learn to be reliant on the automatics from day one, they haven't had the chance to practice their hand flying skills and they certainly won't get that chance whilst in the average Airbus or Boeing.
Do like the rest of us and bounce around in a manky old turbo prop to start with, you'll learn hand flying skills then as you don't have an auto pilot! Worked alright for me! (I think!!)