I agree the 2000 hours qualifying total for FJ pilots, is too high, I know a few 16/38 yr old pilots who may not make it and are on the cusp of not getting mil exemptions. This may be even more difficult to achieve in the future with further emphasis placed on synthetic training and perhaps less airborne time. What about the FJ chaps that will do a tour on UAV, it is happening in the US with first tour FJ pilots getting UAV straight after pilot training, F16 pilots flying UAV for their second tour etc.
Some euro nations use 1500 hrs for qualifying for the mil exemptions, this is more reasonable and is in line with the hours required for ATPL.
Therefore 1500 hrs should be used in the future I think.