As a survivor (with my integrity intact, but my job and my homeland gone) of the 89 pilots dispute in Australia - I can sympathise with the predicament of the SAS pilots.
My advice to you is simple. Take no notice of the criticism you may see here, or elsewhere. Other people do not understand the true nature of your position. They do not understand your dispute. But, hell they talk loud...
You should hope for the best but expect the worst. I have lived abroard now for 16 years now - but I don't regret what we did. At least we tried. Admittedly, we tried and died. But at least we tried.
Outsiders will call you
- Greedy
- Arrogant
- Self-Interested
- Naive
- Stupid
- etc
Don't listen to them. They are themselves ignorant, self-interested, stupid or p*ss-weak.
Good luck to you. I fear for you, but I hope for you. If our colleagues and brethren the world over stood-up as you have, our career might regain some of the lost ground of the past 10 years.