It doesn't really matter where your training or experience comes from, more on the attitude of the individual as has already been mentioned. As a retired Captain, I've seen the Good, Bad, and ugly. Now I sit in the terminal and watch the crew members wandering by. What amazes me are the ones that have no pride in what they do. If an individual looks like he just jumped out of bed having slept in his uniform, my thoughts are that he probably approaches his flying with the same attitude.
After two years flying in India recently with co-pilots who came to the job with perhaps 300hrs of flight time, and move immediately into the right seat of an airbus A-320, you find out very quickly who you can depend on. Normally, it's the guy with the best attitude.

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