After watching the extended, 5-hour version (many times), I came to see him less as an untrained party member and more as a young man who's a joiner - he wants to be liked so he tries to be like what he thinks a good officer should be. As for being a noob, one thing I've noticed is the attack scenes: whether they are the attackers or are under severe depth-charging, he is always calm and does his job well. He may impress most of his comrades as a jerk, but he gets underestimated as an officer.
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