A competent pilot would not pull up into a stall ignoring his altitude and pitching far above any attitude that would provide any hope of recovery. These new guys needed the captain to help them because they were lost as far as flying properly and not prepared to fly the plane properly. Copilots should be able to handle these situations if properly experienced. These two were not obviously. I just wonder if they have improved the FO standards since this happened. Most US FO's have over 10.000 hrs before they fly the long hauls over the Atlantic. Much more before they can be a captain. We can do it so why can't they?