Sorry PVR but Bond aren't biting that hard. There may be a lot of pilots looking for other employment soon and Bond's answer, at present, is that they don't need any more pilots especially if the merger goes ahead with BIH which will engender more pilot availability. I can't quite get it into my head where all the work has gone. Bristow are talking a lot of layoffs and Bond, who got the Bristow work aren't hiring - except the odd Contract Pilot. Most of those are ex-Bristow who have retired or taken early retirment. Its a dark world in the North Sea (Depends where you are standing) at the moment. My advice to anybody who is coming out of the Mil is to go fixed wing if they have the opportunity and money. They at least treat you reasonably well there (esp the bigger companies)