Gen Y vs everyone else
Chaps,
I think the Gen X vs Gen Y vs Greybeard vs "done the apprenticeship up north" argument that this has developed into is not the point.
Rex (and the other entry level RPT operators) probably don't give a monkey's how old you are or where you came from. What they want is stability (Rex possibly a bad example when you look at other threads on T&Cs etc) and minimal pilot turnover.
They know cadets will be with them into the future. They know that pilots not far below the 'major' entry requirements won't. Feedback I'm getting is that a number of organisations have identified that their ideal candidite is one who will stick around and so 'published' requirements will be very quickly discarded for the prospect who meets that profile (and possibly also has some other 'life skills' that could be of benefit).
It's unfortunate but I can see a large group of pilots stuck in the middle into the future - by following what was the 'right' path, they've now got too much experience for the smaller RPTs but still not enough for the majors.
UTR