I swear everyone is retarded!
"A computerized rostering system won't work because we don't have enough pilots!"
A computerized rostering system CAN do anything a human roster destroyer can. In fact, it can even do it better. It's just a matter of programming. You can write whatever code you want into the program. Heck, you could even program it to make your life miserable and wait until 11pm on the 15th before it releases the results. You wouldn't even be able to tell that it wasn't done by the current schedulers.
"I don't want a PBS because all the senior guys will get the good trips! Whaaaaaaa!"
You don't get what you want now, so how can it be worse. If you are, then it's just pure dumb luck. Eventually, you'll be senior too. That's how seniority works. I'd rather have a system where I have some control, and my roster will get better with time. Now, we have no control, and it's not getting better ever unless we change it.