That one made me chuckle. Mirroring your competitor isn't innovation. Kind of like the "new" service being offered. Fred has been doing it for years calling it Fedex Home Delivery. The Postal Contract is a concern of mine. The government always makes uninformed decisions. It doesn't matter that we can do it far cheaper then they could but it would be an immediate savings to them until they actually had to find another way of delivering their priority mail. It would certainly require fewer pilots.

As for the original question. The future looks good right now. Retirements are going to be wide open for a long time. This could be the front end of a hiring wave unless the economy tubes and then it will be 4a2b again and displacements. Go ahead and put in the app and keep updating regularly it shows commitment and that can't be bad. Just don't expect a call until shortly before your availability. As soon as you are eligible to retire or separate change it to available.