CTC will renew your IR if you become uncurrent in the pool. They have also provided some SIM refreshers for those in the hold for more than 6 months.
Don't get why you're so negative about CTC Day Dreamer, when you clearly don't know the full story. Has CTC left a bitter taste in your mouth?
Why try and put off potiential pilots with scare tatics. For all you (I and everyone else) know the airline industry could be booming in 1/2years time. No one can know or even make a sensible guess.
Plus, its not all doom and gloom like you suggest, recruitment is occuring and EJ haven't 'layed off' pilots. See BALPA website for full story. Plus even though they weren't contractually bound to do so, CTC have done everything possible to support them and continue to do so. They don't just forget about you just because your in the hold or have been placed. That's the difference, they actually care. Its good for them, their cadets and most importantly, their partner airlines.
Factual info only please
Speculation is for fools (and SLF)
P.S. As it has been said
so many times before, its not a definate job. However 100% of cadets have been placed (other than those is hold pool... durr
)