I was in the CP chair at JEA in the early 1980s for the best part of 4 years. The number of entries in the RAF log book was never a question I asked. Most of the applicants had to become type rated anyway at JEA 's costs and I thought it stupid to exact a training cost such as I was subject to in Loganair. It was usually a case of where do you live, age of your kids, and could you tolerate a posting in Liverpool until the next applicant joins. It was almost impossible to recruit a pilot for a Jersey posting because of Right to work in Jersey and the so called 2nd class Housing.
After about 2100hrs each night, it felt as though you were locked in anyway.