Two tab maybe. F/O's are fully p1u/s from day one. We only use third pilot on the B744 fleet for West coast USA and Havana. Airbus use three or four depending on route. Does the number of tabs on your shoulder give you a complex? Here, after two years you get a third tab. No difference in the amount of flying you do though.
You seem to assume that F/O's are not allowed to touch the controls or something. Rubbish. We get to operate most flights just two crew and do PF and PNF alternately. On three crew, decide between ourselves who does relief on one sector while other does either PF or PNF.
Type rating is done in house so you might as well save your money as Virgin don't sell type ratings. Different sims are used but mostly Braincrank. From next year we will have our own.
As for hours, we do 750 a year and that's contracted. Very nice thank you. I'm now off to meet the rest of the crew for a night out in SFO.
Edited to add the Dummies Guide to Rank ID:
1 Tab - Second Officer (None in VS)
2 Tabs - First Officer
3 Tabs - Senior First Officer
4 Tabs - Captain
5 Tabs - Senior Captain
But you knew all that already didn't you?