No historical precedent? 1964-67-ish was exactly like this—hiring was a vertical line—advertisements in Flying magazine, zero-hero paid by the carrier, retire as a millionaire as carriers wildly expanded with new jets. I knew guys from that era that were hired with 200 hours in a Luscombe, one who was hired at UAL on a cocktail hour bet.
It’s always gonna be different the “next time”, except it ain’t.
GF