correct loc22550,
the situation is as grim as it was many years ago. and as for all this chatter about getting a grade of 3 ( out of 5 ) on your simulator check.. unfortunately all true. I have known of some isolated cases were the guy in the left seat had made a gross error during his/her simulator check and the instructor gave BOTH candidates (Capt. and F/O) a grade of 3. Not a very fair system here in that regard, but never the less thats what we have.
any F/O who have been lied to as mentioned by others in this thread. let it be known that you can expect 5 years regardless of what you have been told, as long as you don't make any mistakes along the way.. don't be fooled, this IS the way it is here.
Poisoned by compromise
Krunch