The biggest idiot I ever had as a student, has been with SAS for years. He was totally incompetent.
My best student was really super.He was everything you wanted in a crew member. He has also been with SAS for years.
I went to flight school almost a generation ago. It was not that tough probably compared to JAA. But you have a curriculum (Pensum) If you know it, you pass. What you are getting is only a piece of paper. With no experience, you have nothing.
Written tests are easy, orals are not. My ATP cost me 30 bucks, for the book. I went to the FAA for the ride. Trust me, they don't give it away. Still just a piece of paper.
Then you go to a 121 carrier.(Much later...) Your piece of paper better come with some stuff. All of us had thousands of hours in all kinds of airplanes. Initial training is tough, all your checkrides are hell. There is no prep for a PC. Cold in, and sweaty and bloody out. The hard part is not what you do every day, it is the things you never do and never get a chance to practise. But you must be proficient to pass the ride.
My point is this, Fokkersnapper. Sure some guys returned from the US with bad habits and bad SOP. That is however not a reflection of most US airlines' training, but more a reflection on themselves. Attitude is everything in this business, and I don't mean what you have.
Have lots of friends flying the fjords, and according to some, everything out of Bardufoss
isn't that great. 6-700 hundred does not buy what it used to.. Maybe a couple hundred more for the type to go with your 12 page logbook will do........