And all the best to you too for the coming alarming year!
WRT the demotion issue, its worth pointing out that the balls will all be thrown into the air again in mid Jan and depending on how many have gone for the 'pastures new' option, then we will have the true final figure for demotions etc.
The real worry is when expansion will occur to allow re-promotion and new command upgrades to come along.
see ' Iv'e been an FO for 13 years and I've had enough' thread a bit further down.
My crystal ball reckons I'll still be having this discussion in 12 months time, but then again.......