Not a surprising offer. VA is either broke or has no respect for the pilot body (or more than likely, both!). Why wait until January, it's an obvious big fat NO.
Let the great VA exodus begin. Given the latest internal email from the very top, there is a crew crisis that is just about to get worse.
Considering a career a VA? Seriously, you'd be better off holding a Stop/Go sign on the side of the road working on your tan chilling out listening to the radio thinking about how you're going to spend all your easy cash.