MP, (unfortunate abbreviation!). .99% of my collegues, and no doubt yours, are/were excellent collegues, but theres always one isn't there?. .In the "good old days" such people, be they misfits, unsafe, or whatever, were eventually "failed" on their six monthly check. It seems that in todays environment airline management are thinking more about losing the considerable investment they have made in a particular pilots training than anything else. Very sad. It is another indicator of the fact that flying is no longer the "gentlemans" profession that it once was. . .All the best for your retirement BTW!