The main disadvantge is that the US Military own the satellites m8, as for CRM thats exactly what they want, the fact that even though the Captain may be some old salt 20-30 years your senior who thinks he's seen it all, you're not afraid to speak up about it, and at the end of the day SOP's are there for a reason, whether you've been flying 20 years or 20 months.
All the best anyway for it anyway