That is just a plain false statement. After 23 years in Naval Aviation I have flown with super pilots and I have flown with pilots that shouldn't even be driving a car. Just like everywhere else you have good and bad. I have seen more than one pilot transfered to a different platform rather than having their wings clipped which would have probably been the safest thing for everyone. Then there are the ones that have a Rabbi with some rank that makes a less than stellar pilot more accepted.