Bonds?
Prostitution.
Here you'll get a better definition for that. You must be missing the funny bit, me thinks...

I wonder how you regard SSTR's then.
However, bond in my case is decreasing and my contract has no "fine prints" concerning reduced salary. I will be bonded for recurrent training, that's true and not fair at all. Still, I was hired on minimal experience and in a respected outfit with a promising future ahead since company looks inside when is time to fill more prestigious seats.
Meanwhile, as everyone of us I look around and keep eyes&ears wide open because this is a strange industry. I have heard the rumor of the 3-yrs-rule from a friend of mine and I am just looking for more infos on this matter, so post like Zurg's one help (although I don't want to get involved with BALPA...yet), other comments...well, we all agree!
Thanks for any support
DK