Steven James Forsberg wrote:
The CPO community had a mantra that "Chiefs don't touch keyboards",
at least for anything other than admin work. That made it almost impossible
for them to keep up with rapidly changing software. Likewise, the idea that
"tech training stops at Chief" meant that a 'fast runner' could make CPO in
9 years and then by the time they were at 20, be 11 years behind the times.
Imagine being 11 years behind the times in computer technology!

nods That was sometimes a problem in the C4 Backfit world, most of
the senior guys were conversions. While their background was helpful
in the admin and general concepts, nothing substitutes for a few
patrols in the hot seat.

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