I have also spoken to an ex-OAT instructor (who was an old fart) who voiced his concern's about standards and quality.
Apparently the output from the US can swing either way with some very strange ideas on airmanship getting mixed into the equation.
I was asking him about the lack of DME arc training and the 10 knt xwind limits. When it came up.
He was in full agreement though with the issue of alot of grads have issues with coming across as a cocky wee ****es flying the line. And even admitted himself that he replied to his CP "no comment" when the subject of doing a deal with Oxford for preferential CV screening came up.