The initial error was not grave, the resultant handling of the aircraft leads to some very serious questions about the level of competency displayed.
What, you mean a bit like a recent civvie national carrier that taxiied into a building at Joberg?
Fortunately beardey, you are the sort of dinosaur that doesnt fit in a modern safety aware military or any high consequence organization for that matter. The same sorts of attitudes I saw many years ago, when the same dinosaurs thought that CRM stood for "Captains right mate", more willing to sling mud than accept they could, you know, make a genuine mistake.
Lots of assumptions being jumped to here, without all the facts (as per usual), including slurring of individuals who probably feel bad enough as it is. If they broke a reg or an FCOM warning or caution, so be it. A little bit of understanding and "walk a mile in their shoes" wouldn't go amiss.
Of course this is pure speculation, but the behaviour of the aircraft, as described here, is what would happen in these circumstances if all the systems were functioning.
your damn right its pure speculation.