More people falsely claim they were Special Forces then the people who actually were Special Forces. Same (I suspect) with the so many who claim to be an engineer. But may have only been an English major now doing programming.

Chief information officer (responsible for data security) for Equifax only had degrees in music. But she could claim she is an expert - because she was the chief information officer. We know how that worked out.

The fewer who are informed will always identify the defect long before suggesting a solution. One way to separate wanna-bes from the real thing.