Dude, I really don't know what to say about you. Notice to "severe understatement;" without a union the company could have just fired them both. Without a union, the problem with authority you mention in your next post, is that there is no authority. In that world, the captain could have tried to make the FO do a walk around and could have been fired if he "got into it" with her for not doing it.

Without a union in the United States today, you have no "just cause" provision for rightful termination and the very "authority" you accuse him of having a problem with is non- existient.

Your "old school" mentality dates back to before there were child labor laws. Come join us on the 21st century, where a what a wristband is,is open to consideration and how much jewelry you buy your wife only makes you an authority on your wife.

CRM is huge in todays industry and this captain failed miserably at it.