^^^^ Thanks. Ah we agree. I imagine that the intrusiveness of pilot recruitment policies stem from the high bar of required safety inherent in the job. When you couple that with an abundant applicant pool and the general temporary nature of Regional pilot jobs, you get a fairly apathetic group as it pertains to hiring policies. Once someone gains employment at their "dream" airline, there is likely no incentive to change these hiring policies. To make it even more difficult, IMHO, any publicly exhibited backlash towards these practices would likely not garner much support from an unsympathetic public. From what I've witnessed (which may be wrong), the general public perception remains that pilots are an overpaid and underworked class who are self-absorbed prima donnas.