I presume, Blutack, that the reason you worship seniority is that unlike most of our friends at Manchester, your seniority and length of service are the same. Lucky you. Sadly, it seems to give you the justification to be heartless toward brother pilots whose service began the decade before last and are now facing terrible consequences through no fault of their own.
How about we support them? They already have knives in their backs, try to avoid the temptation to twist them.