Originally Posted by Navmode

Obviously I know that total time is not an absolute indicator of skill, decision making ability, or experience. I would venture to guess that captains exist at just about every company that slipped through the cracks; that's why I said they SHOULD be trainable. I also know what you mentioned has happened in the past, and my response was in no way sarcastic. What I meant was that I was unaware that this was an issue NOW.