What were the FOUR pilots thinking?
Never underestimate the power of stupid people working in groups.
MCC training is a good concept, but evidently putting in all-students crews without 'adult supervision' has some drawbacks that need to be overcome, lest any more of these senseless, totally avoidable accidents occur. The ADM, CRM, HF, and risk management portions of their training evidently registered as "not applicable."
If you want to fly NOTE, join the military and drive an aircraft equipped for it.