Duncs,
If it sounds like I'm gloating about the position of the deskies then that's incorrect. However, I still think that posting a pilot whose star is on the rise, to be a deskie for 2 years, in direct competition with his mates, is a bit @rse, and a conflict of interests. I'm unsure that a professional HR trained muppet would do much better, but we persist with the present system of 'you kiss my arse, and staff college is on'.
This outdated attitude is doing nothing to stem the flow of PVRs...