The amount of crap.... SPLINTER
The crap that my friend Devolved refers to is nothing less than the truth. In the famous words of those that have gone before..... I am that solider! As the workmate of Devolved given the recent nod (yea baby!!!) I have been talking (directly) to the powers that be in QantasLink, and told that the hold pool currently (as of tuesday) consists of 10 pilots, with 10 pilots having been taken from said pool last month (perhaps the recruitment from the pool has been quicker than we all expected). Shouldn't be surprised really with the rate of expansion taking place and reports from those currently employed being called in from standby and RDO.... With respect to the "pluckability" and "plucking order" from within the hold pool, I have been told that the best way to put oneself in the best position is to update regularly with hours; as if it were a key indicator looked for when selecting from the pool. Piece said.
Splinter; As for the crap that is otherwise written, it is easy to get drawn into expecting nothing else, but one should respect anothers position (perhaps with caution) untill PROVEN otherwise. We owe it to ourselves and each other.