I don't believe anyone mentioned dying, but getting pinked has become an overly common occurance, mostly because of inadequate resources invested in training and FAA oversight. Few pilots in other airlines feel the fear our guys feel going unprepared into recurrent checks. Many have been terminated as a consequence of crappy training. The Feds did shut training down. Bean counters cutting MD-80 systems to 5 days to save the new hotel costs. Feds answered by busting orals. AQP resources diverted to a video training program designed to save costs in new hire classes. FOs not seeing a sim for a year, walk into jeopardy events cold. Weeks ago we even had both capt and FO bust on the same event. Airbus training has been labeled a disaster and has suffered its share of casualties. The examples are everywhere and all boil down to sacrificing everything for the cost savings.

Family? Ask the guys that were sent TDY for months, some cases over a year, away from family, unable to commute.