Plane Mad,
Yes, there is a chip on a LOT of australian airline pilots, and a LOT of it stems back to 1989...
Those who appear on a certain list go around life expecting to be attacked and confronted for their actions in 1989 / 1990. It's a case of the "scabs, and the scab-nots" (pun intentional).
Have I ever attacked one of the "heroes"? Not physically - I don't think anyone from our rank did. Have I emotionally and psychologically "attacked" a hero? You bet. I carried a "clicker" for many years, in and out of uniform. Just one click is enough to see a grown man hide his face. You walk through ghosts.
Care factor these days is negligable, but I still won't talk to one, except here...
I am sorry to get political and personal again, but, you asked.
As an aside, it is AMAZING how many young airline pilots these days go OUT OF THEIR WAY to confirm that they did not join an airline until a particular date. I have found that more than a few times.
Woomera- fell free to yank this post.