Its worse for XO's in a way.
They are less trusted by the playerbase, they get less gear, and they tend to be alone or ordered to stay in CIC if a CPT signs up anyway. So they have to deal with all the shitty parts about CIC captaining.
If anyone ever wonders why even the best CPT's seem to be 2-5 minutes information lagged, this is why; CIC captaining is hell, its just not well done at all, especially for such a large playerbase with fast round times sometimes ending in minutes.