As Cabin Crew, this thread is developing my understanding of how a stag must feel in hunting season - an attractive target to anyone with a gun! Form a queue, take a shot whydontcha?
I suppose there must be CSD's (or whatever title) that have this problem attitude, but I haven't met any. I understand the command structure and so does everybody else I know: I haven't met any pilots who complain of this being an issue, except in this forum. Reality is more boring than this thread might suggest.
That makes about 3 CSD's on this thread saying broadly similar things - isn't it just possible that we may be more or less correct? Just a thought.