The stark choice is either you wish to retain your job or join the ranks of the unemployed. Even for those that find employment, for the majority it will be at vastly reduced T and C's in jobs that we will be far from that you enjoy now. I acknowledge that a few will do much better than their present CC roles. CC will still be a reasonable career for some and what you cannot deny is that at Cranebank we still get over a 1000 e mail job enquiries a week.
Crew management have spent sometime looking at how many days can be taken of the NECC course and be in no doubt that we could recruit and train 100 a week in about 14 days or less if required to do so. There is an army of trainers doing very little at this time, they and many ex CC trainers could start in a matter of days. It is as if at Cranebannk there is an expectation of a lot of new work.
Whatever happens you are still much better seeking employment while you are in employment and if the market improves in 5 years, then you can move on.