Amen brother. That was also a time when there were 10,000+ applicants and the average flight time in my new hire class was 6,850 hours with a lot of type ratings and there were 3 retired military pilots in the class. Who would have thought that 40+ year olds would be hired by anyone, much less a major carrier.

As for yo-nited hiring, me thinks those days are gone. It's a new day but not necessarily a brighter one.

Y'all be carefull out there !!

G'Day Mate