I guess if you are the skygod ace of the CTC intake then it is possible to achieve command in 5 years?
The command process at easyJet is independent of this. Of course you have to reach a certain standard, but entering the process relies on having a certain amount of relevant experience along with the requisite performance history. I think that the vast majority of people have this performance history.
Anyway, without too much thread drift: can somebody explain what has happened in the US with this CTC "opening"? I tried to find out from their press releases et. al. but it was all waffle and no actual information on what was new, what was there before, who else uses the airport etc. etc.