Relaxed,
I was told that with the Delay on the 380 that Direct entry Captains will be a thing of the past
And you believed them? DECs at EK have nothing to do with shortages but more to do with minimum cost. To upgrade an F/O takes an extra training course. If you read some of the F/Os posts you'll note that they were also told that guys removed from a recent upgrade course were only removed because they were MFF qualified and couldn't be spared. Their replacements, all with less seniority, were MFF qualified. Go figure.
Reality check.I think some people forget...We are on this planet for a very short time.
People don't forget, when they are here they see how their own life has been affected and then make comments relating to themselves. Best of luck to you, I am sure it will work out. Just understand that DECs will still be employed and maybe you will understand where some of the other guys have been coming from.