“As for talmidim who do not become poskim or dayanim, what would you rather have.”
I would rather have someone who doesn’t have to rely on his wife’s Beis Yaakov education for basic, every day halachos. Your presentation is a false dichotomy. The fact that you think bochrim either learn enough halachah to become a posek or don’t learn any exactly demonstrates the problem people have with the system.