Amazing isn't it how we can interpret things so radically differently depending upon the nature of the chip on our shoulders? I actually assumed that the guy was "Civvy" and that perhaps he had himself been "passed over" for command to the benefit of some military jock........
Ah well, the worlds full of them I s'pose. For me, military/civvy don't much care as long as he has command ability. Too few companies look for this when the chips are down and the schedule is about to collapse due to the lack of left seaters, all with the hours are welcome to apply and will be "shoehorned in to fit (well 'til they have the prerequisite 500 hours or so to develop a mouth and the old attitude slips out.....
Oh dear, did I say that?
By the way - used to be that Virgin Express Ireland would look at you once you had 3000 total, 1500 JAR25 including 500 on type (negotiable) and that for 737 Efis.
Course it's all somewhat academic now.......