Doug the Head,
I fail, utterly, to see how anyone who is offered a DEC is stabbing anyone else in the back.
The management are to blame if that's their policy, not the individual DEC. If, after all, he or she is offered the job, then it means by it's very nature that the DEC is qualified for the job. Or do you believe that airlines would rather have unqualified Captains? Perhaps the "stabbed in the back" SFO is not so qualified, or even good enough??? Command is a position EARNED through effort, results, professionalism and perhaps time served. Have you ever thought of that?
Our industry is changing. Seniority and length of service are going to be less important in future. More people will change airlines, but keep seats. The collapse in benefits, pensions etc has seen to that, along with ALL the loco's.
Anyway, I think we should steer clear of calling active Servicemen and Women "leeches". The very idea that you justify your anger at your obvious passing over for Command at some stage by abusing others is, frankly, pretty poor form.
Toodlepip.