COWPAT,
Thats a very sweeping statement to make!
Does the fact that you are ex military make you an expert on CRM amongst US carriers?
I suppose having a few beers with some American servicemen has provided you with an insight into the operating culture of United or American.
CRM was developed in the US many years ago and since has been widely adopted by reputable airlines around the world.
It constantly amazes me that a group of so called professional pilots can operate American designed and built aircraft on airways systems that rely largely on historicaly American designes and ideas yet criticise everything American.
I realise that some people suffer from inferiority complexes that manifest themselves in such a way as to make one sound like your classic whinging pom.
But I guess thats life, still though I dont suppose the yanks are loosing any sleep over it!