Experience is built on getting it wrong that's human nature and it's dangerous to think that a syllabus (though primary) in training is the only thing. How many times have you learnt how to do some General Nav question after getting it wrong and then looking very deeply at it and slowly come to the light of realisation. This is what I mean when I refer to it in terms of flight training. Other FTOs also teach the course right first time but they still do and always will bank on experience to help weed out the mistakes/problems that creep out. How can a course teach you every eventuality, no instruction will ever prepare you for fear or stress. They can only do so much to simulate those conditions but you'll act differently when rehersing your lines because you know full well there's no one there but on stage during the opening night it's a different kettle of fish.
I am not having a gripe with OAT exclusively only where stupidity and arrogance rears it's head
