Jack, please
I think its a silly rule to take DEC
but I understand why an airline like FZ has to do it.
This is a very fair and transparent way of doing things by FZ. But you both want to come as DEC and cut in line before the Fo's who joined long before you
There are plenty of excellent Fo's in the company. Many come from previous commands on CRJ, ERJ, ATR, Dash with training backgrounds. There's even a fair number of TRI and TRE's among them. All they need is 6 months to settle in to the 73 and maybe an additional 6 months to get some route structure experience.