Slasher,
You talk about CRM, yet you appear to have a bit of a superiority complex. Great for CRM. And safety. Im pretty sure most of the CRM texts these days will suggest a link between a superiority complex, unnecessary risk taking, and smoking holes in the ground
Your 'feel good' story about your extensive 'experience'
was a real treat. After that your mate really 'deserved' his job.
Lets face it folks, as has been said, it doesnt matter what background you have, you're all still a chance of being a knob in someone elses eyes. This whole arrangement stinks, but trying the age old
argument of how 'GA and MIL are better than cadets' on here really does nothing.