Do you honestly think that United hired these 300 hr folks because they thought they were great prospects? Or, was it because they were under threat of a "lawsuit" if they did not comply with Federal mandates? United has always ( look at some of their past t.v. advertisements), preached about how experienced their pilots were and the vast amounts of knowledge they brought into the cockpit. For the most part, they are correct. For the 300hr "have to hire", maybe not so.