emratty
Valid point, however you have to remember that unless you're an Emirati, you will already be joining with experience. By defacto, you'll have spent time on a seniority list which now counts for nothing as you start over again.
That's why EK suitability is so subjective. 10-15 years ago a vast majority of new F/O's were highly experienced and ex commanders. Now it's 2500 hour ex low cost guys in their late 20's. Time to command is longer now so the requirement to recruit lower hours is a must. Nobody with 7000 hours total time in the left seat will look at EK as a good career move when you're now looking at another 6-7 years to get your command back. Add to that the luck of which fleet happens to be expanding at the time and it's not the job it was a decade ago.
As an aside, I have to say that generally the standard of most lower hour guys have been good, they're keen and switched on with competent handling skills. Quite refreshing actually!
Harry