That is exactly what I am doing, if you look at my post again, you will note that I don't enjoy the idea of going in the back door, especially at a DAL pilot's expense. I would be satisfied with a staple job, which would benefit all parties.
As for not meeting the lowered standards, those are a sliding scale, and have more to do with "who you know" that "what you know." I know this since I have 3 senior Captain writing me a letter just so I can meet those standards, which misteriously move from year to year.
That last thing I want to keep hearing about is how crummy our pilots are....we've yet to kill anyone in more than 22 years due to a pilot error. Even DAL, UAL, AMR, et al can't say that.
And don't tell me they're bigger, we fly many more legs a day!