I suppose most of us have not considered what kind of training patent examiners complete before they are cut loose on our applications.  The USPTO provides a lengthy training period for beginning examiners.  The program seems to be quite substantial both in terms of knowledge of the MPEP and case law. 

For some interesting reading it is worth visiting the blog Patently Academic.  This site operated by “Relativity”, which can only be homage to the architect of the Theory of Relativity and former Swiss patent examiner, Albert Einstein.