KEG
It's not been 20 years as Roo has suggested. It came in after I joined and that was 18 years ago. My gut says it changed after I became an F/O and so that makes it sometime in the last 15ish years.
I really do enjoy your posts and the information you have given over the 4000+ post but do so many have to inform/repeat to us your Company, career, rank, hours, DOB....blah blah.
We get it, your a QF B767 Captain as your profile states already. When things changed v's your rank at the time is for you to think about as I'm not sure it is relevant.
Were you also Cabin Crew, CSS then CSM pre 1994 ?
Agreed, most likely a brain fart. Simple.
FFRATS