as I keep being told, that is exactly how the civil aviation world likes to work - time in the company not ability or experience.
Crab, it isn't like that at all the companies and I can assure you, some of the command courses are far tougher than an op captain check on SAR. People do fail them and there are career SFOs. Now, can you stop turning this into "my dad is bigger than yours" and let the thread discuss what really matters. Please return to your duties my good man!