Whilst many Gen Y trainees think they know everything, listen to the old farts and the war stories because you might pick up something that will help you when wielding your own license.
This is particularly true... Being a Gen Y'er something you cant teach in field training is judgement, it can come at cost of your endorsement at the pointy end sometimes, but its better to just take the advice of the more experienced guys to know what works, they have controlled this sequence before many times..