While that may be true in terms of conventional wisdom, pilots of this generation have had to endure constant change...at least in ACC. TAMI 21, regular ALPHA tours, short-notice MC-12 gigs...it just ain't like it used to be where a guy could "grow" up in an MWS and reach EP in his first assignment or so. White jets, for AD bubbas, aren't dropping nearly in the quantities they once were. Maybe things are different in AMC, but in ACC it's difficult to stay flying in your MWS. Hell, sometimes it just difficult to stay flying, period. Ask just about any bro at Creech or Cannon. I flew the B-1, was an ALO for three years, did the MC-12 gig, and am now flying the RC-135. I have yet to reach IP in anything. I know bros in my situation are hoping the airlines will see value in the diversity of aircraft and missions. I'll be an IP for the first time in my last year (2013)...I think I'll be able to explain why during my DAL interview. If not, at least my frau makes good money.