There are some very bright and keen WSOps (no AEOps anymore...) who have moved to new fleets due to their ac being chopped from under them. As they are wearing a 'generic' brevet, if they are able to occupy other roles and maybe even excel at them, then why not? Limited places surely means the best will remain and the overall quality/performance will improve? Given we were all in competition for places at some stage (Selection, AACMT, IOT etc), having more people available than spaces can't be a new experience!