How can anyone say the standard has not accepted lesser quality pilots?
Have you seen what is coming through?
We are not accepting lesser quality pilots.
Forget all the statistics. When you lower the hourly requirements you lower your experience level.
Hour requirements are not equal to quality. RELEVENT experience has actually increased, and quality has been at least maintained.
You are incredibly disrespectful to the people you work with- I hope you have the sack to explain to your FO's exactly how inferior you consider them.