I haven’t flown as much as some here but in my times as complaining cargo I’ve noticed a pattern.

ex AF pilots will give you a smoother flight and smoother landing but they will take every inch of runway.

Ex naval aviators will take off from the taxiway if they think the tower won’t notice and will treat the aircraft like a dirt track racer treats a car. But if the weather is approaching minimums for takeoff or landing I want the man on the stick to be carrier qual’d.

One outlier.
Some years before flying into ATL just ahead of a summer storm. Pilot managed to beat the squall line to the runway and put the plane down firmly but smoother than silk and had her slowed and on the taxi way faster than I thought possible.

Former Marine. Flew herky birds in his time in a green suit apparently. His explanation was that when your cargo was a bunch of marines with full bladders and live ammo you learned to be fast and smooth.

BGM