AltUhura's credentials do explain why she is promoted from cadet to bridge officer so fast, admittedly better than the explanation for AltKirk. I'm saying if AltUhura had magic alien powers that she never uses and was replaced by a robot halfway through the movie then vanishes at the end, sure, we can cut it out. AltUhura has a few movies left in her for those to be justified.
Let's not bring JJ into this, eh? ;-)