Crewmeal, I like you am quite disappointed at Reinhardt's comments but I'm not at all surprised as I've witnessed all the boorish behaviour described.
For the most part its a generational thing, and I'm sure you'll agree, the more mature amongst us recognise this for what it is.
Having said that I am very very uncomfortable at the idea of having CC in the flightdeck who's sole responsibility is to ensure the door remains viable for the pilot outside to get in. IMHO this introduces additional risk to the safe zone of the flight deck. Its a very short bow to draw to assume that at some point a "sleeper" (perhaps the son of a labour councillor in Rochdale?) of some description would pass the 6-8 weeks of ground school that would allow them pretty much unfettered access to the flight deck.
To me its not abut the quality of individuals, its the quantity, and in this case it is a poorly thought through
PR exercise that has made us all less safe.
The germanwings incident was both tragic, and I believe will be shown to have been preventable in as much as the F/O should never have been able to maintain his medical.
If that were the case, then we would merely be commenting on what a wonderful CRM environment Reinhardt creates.