As I mentioned on another thread, this brings a very interesting scenario to the upgrade numbers.
Fleet stagnation means commands only become available due to attrition, which at 5% is just over 60 spots per year per each of the 2 fleets.
Join at the back of a 1200 FO seniority list in your fleet and...
Then again, EK might completely disregard seniority as they have done before and prioritise these "accelerated command" candidates,.... but that will open another pandora box with dozens of senior guys waiting too...
Remember "current upgrade times don't guarantee future upgrade times" and saving on FO salary particularly when you have a family is very difficult if not impossible. To struggle financially in Dubai I rather struggle financially back home.