They kept him on duty after that?!? JFC. Yeah, not to crap on the whole lot of guys but you really have to ask why someone who has upgraded, or is qualified to didn’t do that at their previous employer, and isn’t comfortable there. TransStates and ExpressJet guys, I get it. But, generally we’re getting problem children. This should be filtered out in the interview process, but as far as I know instructors/ LCA aren’t on the interview panel selecting pilots. Instead, the work’s left up to them during training. For instance, who thinks it’s a great idea to pay and train a guy thats over 64? What’s the ROI there? DECS are needed for fast growth, but inevitably water down the institutional knowledge and experience base of our Captain group.