i agree, being in the hold pool must be extremely tough. but then again, i've got mates who've gone modular, cant even get a sniff of a job and have plenty of debts themselves. in these tough times i'd still rather be sitting in the ctc hold pool than looking for a job by myself. whichever training route people have chosen, they will still be looking at IR/medical renewals themselves. its not particular to ctc.
its all about timing/luck. thats why i mentioned "when the industry picks up" ctc/oaa is still the way to go. just my opinion, sure there are many people who disagree.
lets just hope things turnaround quickly (and this
government doesn't press ahead with the airline passenger duty increases).