Guys EK will need an extra 400+ line captains over the next 3-4 years.
Plus training- and check captains.
If they can't find them in the right hand seat they'll look outside.
If the right hand seat has someone in it that has, say 10 000 hours and a lot of training experience, they will be stupid NOT to use him.
They are still interviewing DEC's.
They are NOW doing exelerated command(s).
Nothing will ever be ''on paper'' because then PPRUNE will crash with all the postings.............................................
Stop the worry about what others are achieving, and go out there and do it for yourself.