And it will be 6.5 years since you qualified! Airlines will still be hiring fresh cadets by preference and with be continuing to impose heavy burdens. There will be no shortage of new wanabees and there will be plenty with little concept of reality and access to other peoples money. I can't not sympathise with what you have and will continue to face and I admire your current resolve. However you face an uphill struggle in this harsh environment. I really wish it were otherwise, however I just can't see it.