I'm not a huge proponent of the program RIGHT NOW. However, in 5 years, the pilot shortage MAY materialize, and if our contract is industry standard or better, I may be for the program then. It's 4-5 years before these guys will hit the line, and who knows what the hiring picture will look like then. I don't believe we'll have even a quarter of applications on file then as we do right now. If you're QOL isn't increasing then because we can't find warm bodies to fill the seats and we can't grow, you will complain that management didn't do enough to remedy the situation. If you're being honest with yourself, just admit that you don't want somebody else to have an easier path than yourself. It may not be the chief reason for your rejection of the program, but I'll bet it's at least in the top 5.