Originally Posted by ChecklistMonkey

First, the captain is not my boss. My boss the Chief Pilot. He is my immediate supervisor. The Captain is the authority in regards to what happens on the airplane and in concert with the crew. He is most definitely not the boss of the FAs or the gate agents or the ground crew. I never one said I do not respect the captains nor do I disregard their decisions. I am, however empowered to disagree with them in matters of safety up to and including taking the airplane from them (as a worst case scenario).

I absolutely do not call law enforcement sir. The last person I called sir was the Colonel as I walked out the door and only because I was required to by law. I show respect for my elders and my peers and those my junior. But I do not call them sir. Nor have I EVER called an airline captain sir. I call them Bob or Jim.

Once again. You're missing the point. I have 100% been knighted Captain in my past and could here if I chose. It was a difficult task but by no means is it "a ringer" nor some insurmountable event that only a certain few could hope to pass. Being a Captain does not make you airplane God. It merely means you have lived long enough to occupy the seat and have chosen to do so.

Especially at Delta where they say during indoc and the interview that we have hired you as Captains.