I have played only for 24 hrs, but it was enough to notice that everyone agrees on one thing.
Most common thing that prolongs the waiting, is the 1 guy that refuses to listen and take the gear required of him. Endless frustration of captains who compiled the guns on they`r ships in a specific way, and ask the crew to pick up a certain ammo type or a tool to buff, with zero response from the certain members of the crew)
My proposition is, give a higher lvl captains power to choose loadouts and maby classes for lower level players, sort of crew recruitment)