That's not what the company decided to add. Everyone needs to be a captain for 12 months. Before there was an exception for displaced captains, that was a loophole, and they fixed it. Not necessarily a kosher way to do it, but goes with the spirit of the original flow agreement that's in the contract.

There are 2 (TWO!) FO's who are currently affected by this, and 2-3 more in the future. You really are taking this way out of proportion.