Fence Post, you make no sense.
Pilots hired in on a lowered training wage (such as QF) are PAID FROM DAY 1 of training.
Pilots who scab jobs by paying for endorsements do all their ground school and sim training on NO PAY.
QF - three months at 50k/yr + free endorsement = +$12,500
VB - no pay for training and pay for endorsement = -$30,000
How can you claim this is the same?
Captain K is right on the money. As long as
VB, J* & Tiger pilots pay for endos, the industry will only ever get worse, and DEC on the JJ will continue.