Hmmmm, callipers out again. Funny how all that BS doesn't make them better pilots when they move into the real world! Looking at my (ex) circle of colleagues who are training captains, it is funny how most are civvy trained, whilst so many mil trained pilots languish as line pilots.
Hmmm - time in the company perhaps since that is how it is done in the civvy world apparently - it's not down to how good or suited you are, just that you are next in line - great system
Perhaps you are guilty of seeing the helicopter world through that very small prism of NS offshore ops and making your judgements about pilot skills in a pretty undemanding role.