Since the new pay restructuring life has never been so good for the junior guys. People now just bid for a lifestyle that suits them, those with families want week-ends off, single guys want to be in Helsinki on a saturday night! Lines of work do not vary much in money terms so you just bid for what suits you.
What is the preoccupation with time to command, once you get there the quest is over. Yes the command time in BA is longer than others, but the opportunities are greater too. Fly RHS SH for a while then go and play with the 400 for a few more years. Before you know it your number will be up and you can return to SH to remember how to fly again!
BA will look first to fill the Airbus slots with type rated pilots to fill the new 321 slots. Once all the internal bids to LH have been processed then DEP's will be recruited to the LH fleets.
WWW, I dearly hope your comment about Bin Laden doesn't come back to haunt you my friend, we are all as vulnerable as each other. He could just as well go for the Easy option.