SO rating/endorsement
1> Is there a difference between the SO and FO training curriculum/sylabus?
2> As an SO who successfully completes the training, do you technically hold a type rating or endorsement for the aircraft on which you've been trained? (I have been told that SO's are not "fully qualified" flight crew members, ie. if an SO was to be laid off, then subsequently apply for a DEFO position elsewhere, they would be denied due to the lack of a "First Officer" rating/endorsement. It makes sense that he/she would be denied due to lack of hands on experience if they were going up against a hands on expereinced FO, but would they be denied due to the lack of technical qualifications that the First Officer would possibly have over the SO?)
Thanks