As you say, there will be fewer and fewer military pilots available as the years go by but, those military pilots leaving the services now are being overlooked for CTC cadets! Which is wrong, that invaluable experience should be grabbed with both hands. (1000 different hours over 1000 x the same hour!)
If some scare mongering has been used to make the public aware of what is happening in the industry today then that is a good thing. More passengers should know, or want to know, that their pilot for their flight is well trained and well prepared. When I was in the military we would go looking for crosswinds to practice our techniques (as well as a plethora of other practices unheard of by the average civvy trained pilot) After spending a little time with civvy ab initios, they wouldn't even consider getting airborne with a 10 knot crosswind!!
P2F, flexicrew etc is unknown to the majority of paying customers. How would it change their perception if they knew 1 in 3 FOs at EJ for example are on flexicrew contracts?!