I would suggest people wait at least 12 months to even contemplate starting training.
Very wise, but there are still jobs out there. Not necessarily airlines jobs, but plenty of people will pay you to fly. And if an airline does decide it has a vacancy for a low houred F/O would you want to risk missing it because you decided to hold fire with training for a while?
I know a few guys who have moved on from a 'stepping stone' company in recent weeks, thus creating vacancies. Senior pilots are still retiring, some unfortunate lose medicals etc. Just look at Flight International and you'll see the demand for experienced pilots around the world. Old hands move on, and fresh blood is needed to fill their shoes. There is still movement in the industry.
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