Most probably I started flying before you were born.
Yes it takes 5 months to finish training, but you are fully paid for every month that you are under training.
As for you not being happy, I am sure that you have loads of jobs lined
up, but you like to suffer and stay with NAS,
As for expats being penalized for writing an ASR, as I recall the director
of flight safety is neither Saudi nor any other Arab nationality.
Man just enjoy what you have because in some other airlines in the
region you are terminated just because you get married without asking
the CEO's approval.
It is not perfect but at least you have a tax free well paid job in a very difficult economic situation.