With respect Pontius, the COO expects pilots to make duty to the company the highest priority. That is what the letter implies - to always make decisions in the interest of the company first and foremost. Not the passengers and not the profession.
This sets up an impressionable and inexperienced cadet for the double bind dilemma of which I am sure you are aware.
Now add in some maintenance issues (perhaps caused by engineers being placed under the same pressure) some bad weather and we have set up young Bloggs for a major accident due to........company pressure.
P.S I liked the bit about a pilots word being their bond. In 2016 and considering management behaviour these days, that is a little quaint.