No, they went for the job they loved and were spectacularly well trained for - despite the poor salary offered. The alternative for many was to return to FW or SH as there was no SAR employment left in the RAF/RN apart from 84 Sqn and SARTU (202)..
It is the best helicopter job going but just because pilots are licenced and TC are not, doesn't mean they should be so badly disadvantaged, especially as they are the ones doing the hard, dangerous and dirty work on SAR.