Must be a generational thing because I have heard the same thing from cadets in Oz. Four years in the right hand seat of a jet (the sum total of their aviation experience) and they are bored! What they are yet to experience is what a downturn looks and feels like. Wait until fours years in the RHS stretches out to 8-10years. If you don't enjoy the pleasure of getting airborne and the magic of flying then get out now.