Yes. As I said before, I believe that since promotion is not just a direct result of length of service it should not be the determining factor for demotion.
For example, you could have two individuals joining a company. Lets say pilot #1 has 5000 hours and joins the company in March. Pilot #2 has 3000 and joins in February the same year. When a vacancy occurs, pilot#1 has the minimum number of hours required and is suitable for command. Pilot#2 doesn't have the minimum hours required. Pilot #1 gets promoted. Three or four years later, pilot #2 has the hours required and subsequently gets his command.
A couple of months later, the company needs to lay-off pilots.
Those pilots that joined the company last, are laid-off. The majority of those pilots laid-off are first officers/co-pilots. Now, you have the right number of pilots, but you need to balance the number of captains and first officers. So, who would you demote first, pilot #1 or pilot #2?
