HillerBee,
Correct in all, and I do mean all, aspects.
autosync,
as a flight instructor I was getting paid $hit. Just like all the other flight instructors who went thorugh this particular apprenticeship. It still was more than I would have been paid if I hadn't been instructing but learning how to navigate a Lockheed Constellation across the North Pole by astrolabe - a critical skill for today's helicopter pilot to be sure. These days I make a decent salary and only train other company pilots - and I still don't know how an astrolabe works. No doubt I will soon crash.
If the way you throw your toys out of the pram on this forum is any indication of how you behave at work, then yes, it's a good thing the JAA is keeping your job safe for you.