Sorry IZ, the issue isn't what the entry level jobs are in your part of the world, it is whether pilots should compete for them based on who can afford to fly free the longest.. .. .When (if you are not already)you go to the left seat, will you fly for free to gain valuable captain experience? We are all gaining experience as we progress through our careers, when is the point one should get paid for it? Maybe I have been cheating companies by getting paid as I have gained experience! You work hard for, and perhaps pay a great deal for, the licence that allows you to get paid to fly, don't minimize it by working for free. . .. .One would only work for free if one thinks they are not worth being paid. I'm sorry for those that think so little of their ablilities.. .. .This is an emotional topic (your posts, IZ, seem to contain some) because if, after 15 years, I can't get a job because someone with lesser experience will do it for nothing and I won't, I will be P.O.'d!!!