EKLAWYER,
The arrogance of your first paragraph just about sums up some of the bitter people on the right seat at ek.
You assume that a chap from "coconut aiways" suddenly becomes more qualified that a chap with thousands of hours say around the greek islands, just becuase hes been playing monkey see monkey do on a push button jet for three years! Those decent pilots deserving the left seat at ek and being shafted are being done a disservice by your generalisation and arrogance as it engenders a defensive response and mutual disrespect as demonstrated in my reply.
Stop bitching, Your choices your decisions.