It's interesting to see in bad times how prolific SJS is in this industry... of all the people you may know who were furloughed from 2008 to now (I know there were furloughs before, but this was the time where the airlines really started to hire the "bottom of the barrel" 250-500 hour pilots en masse for the first time.. and before you complain about me calling it bottom of the barrel... I was one of them..) how many of them are still in the 121 world, either with another carrier, recalled, or actively pursuing interviews? A TON of people I knew who entered ended up going away to what they called "bigger and better things" because the first roadblock killed their nice shiny view of the airlines... of my 14-person training class at Comair I think I'm the only one that's still active in the 121 world... The airlines can be a tough, cruel world.. but the darker days can also serve as a crucible to find out those of us who truly love flying and love this industry and those who thought it'd be cool to go crusin' around in a jet... I guess this is starting to turn into a speech, so I'll shut up now...