Great post Tony, something the new hires should read before saying yes to something they are going to regret for the rest of their careers.
Don’t think of this as losing some flying that still may not even happen, think of it as signing into working conditions that you will have to deal with for the rest of your lives. Don’t just disregard what the guys and girls sitting in front of you are saying to you, they’ve most likely been through a lot worse career situations that you are facing now. This will be just a one or two year hiccup, then the shortage will begin again.