I almost totally agree with your assertions...
But how can it be that ethiad is upgrading 8 people a month? how can it be that everybody else has a structured training and qatar airways simply struggle everyday wasting a lot of money because of training delays?
The answer is not easy but I can tell you that at a certain point you MUST win or loose the battle for an efficent organization.
There are a lot of very experienced first officer on all fleet, better qualified and experienced than a lot of "coming from nowhere" DEC's. So the decision is to invest in internal resources and create a virtually perfect career path, or not.
The result may be very different in one or the other way: you loose people or you gain them....just as is happening to more reputable airlines, where people join because they know that the airline is serious regarding fairness in career...
We'll see what will come in the next months towards the end of the year, where most people will decide about their future.
Regarding the Flt Ops management, they should have the courage of being innovative and courageous......two words that are very difficult to fit in this airline.
Best regards
BSB