I wish that there were more quality operators coming to the boat. It amazes me how some people manage to slip through the cracks their entire naval career. EDMC's, division chiefs, officers, new enlisted guys showing up to the boat, doesn't really make a difference. That whole pushing people through the pipeline to get them to the fleet thing needs to go away.
During out last ORSE, we managed to squeeze out an average, but our ENG ended up looking like a complete idiot in most situations, in front of people ranked higher than him almost always. Once it was over with and we pulled back into port, I found myself in a pretty awkward situation where I was sitting there talking to the other SRO and the EDO on duty that day. Out of nowhere, the ENG walks in a so does the AENG. They mumbled something in the background, and then I heard I relieve you come out of the AENG's mouth. I couldn't believe it actually happened. My E-div chief said he's never seen that in the last 18 years he's been in. I guess not everyone's cut out to do it, and someone realized it. I don't know why they even kept him through ORSE, but they did, and it was miserable for us because he was a complete idiot that knew nothing about nuclear power.