Landflap:
I think you do me a dis-service. I do not recall making any disparaging comments about long term first officers. In fact I have flown with a fair few of them and they were all good. Most of them have their own reasons for staying where they are. One that I recall flew Lancasters in WW II, got shot down and ended up as one of Hitler's guests. He simply did not want the responsibility any more and was quite happy where he was.