He also has way more industry experience, and recency than Smith ever had while running the show… he is more in touch with what’s going on “out there” and can better relate to the cadets who are looking to sail.
Some of the things Smith said and did were frankly out of touch with reality.
I’ll also add as an edit, he did toss a lot of dead weight off that ship in the form of certain watch officers who offered nothing to the cadets or license program in general. Two thumbs WAY up.