Nothing against those pilots, but the DEC decision was the main cause for the downfall in staffing imo. Turns out we never really needed them, and like said before it put a stop to FO hiring that won't pick up again like it was. They should have done the deferments sooner or not been so aggressive on the immediate start of transfers. A couple months would have given plenty of time for FOs to upgrade and made no need for DECs.