I got to go with Bobby Lee’s idea. The rules ought to be changed to give newbies a vote. They are usually going to have to live with the results longer than anyone else. Or make it anyone with 1000 hours of 121 time if you are worried that the 135 guys and ex-military guys won’t understand the problem.
And yeah, if you don’t make the attempt now to recoup some of the historic losses - like pensions - whenever would you do that?