The facts are simple and for those of you that haven't realised this, if you want to be a Chief "Pilot", you are not one of the pilots! (Guys or Girls)! You are a manager and appointed to that position not to be friends with the pilots, you are there to dictate terms and be the in-between-er!
Not the easiest of jobs these days, but certain personalities will always fill these positions! In many terms it is people who need justification in who they are by a title. For me, family and friends matter most and I find many in the ranks who are the same are in fact more qualified than the Chief Pilots!
Good luck to these managers, not pilots! Respect....hmm! Some earn it, some are appointed it!