pipeline clogged?
A blockage of some sort, like a sewer? Full of sh1te?
And offered NCA as in there is a shortage of NCA?
If you have the skills and aptitude for pilot and the OQs to match, but not slot, the answer seems obvious. Go somewhere that you can use your skills. Sticking around in some other branch or trade as a frustrated pilot is not going to cut the mustard.