this isnt just affecting the rotary guys. unfortunately, other streams are being affected by not enough cockpits for pilots, with light at the end of the tunnel, situation reversed in 2-3 years.
The easiest solution bearing in mind there are absolutely no quality desk jobs out there for development would be to let some of us take a bloody good break after 9 years flat out doing some local community work or even go back do a masters etc. Unfortunately, there seems to be no emphasis on stability or development, as manning unfortunately dont have the jobs for people to go to it seems.