Many thanks for the responses. At the end of the day I just found it odd thats all.
Pilotmike: You said it all in your post really. Ive heard stories of that same thing happening too. These guys are spoon fed under a pressured enviornment, (add on the pressure of 60-80k too)!
It just concerns me that there are people in the RHS of an airliner with people in the back, with very little experience! but with the know it all attitude that a 'big integrated school provides'. A recipie for disater I think.