I'll throw this one out there.....
Those in the aircrew business usually fell into 2 groups going through training. Those that wanted to go far north and those that didn't.
Those that wanted to go were loved by all when the role disposal came around. Those same people could be the ones dishing out the "dry your eye's" lines (not saying they are, but you get my point)
Some compasssion in this whole episode is called for in my opinion. Here's hoping for a soft landing to the redundancies and not a bubble burst for the majority...