CRM
Psychometrics
Bonin was exempted.
30 AF F/As were fast-tracked in 2008 onto the LH-seat.
Psychometric testing eliminates 70% of candidates.
Robert
Indeed, he was the odd-man out and the least incompetent.
He was alone i.e. w/o spouse or companion.
Yes, inhibitions based on courtesy meant that Robert and Dubois had no effective authority over Bonin.
Dubois was in an other World and plagued by strife on the home front.
The social interraction of the crew overruled CRM.