Originally Posted by
nwaf16dude
Same or worse for me. When I tell the guys I'm flying with that I'll be over 18 years here before I can be a captain, they look at me like I have a horn growing out of my head, or say I'm being too picky about my first captain seat. I try not to dwell on it or be bitter about it, but I'm my 14th year, and I still have a 5 digit number. Most of the guys I fly with have been captains since about the 7 or 8 year point.
I just barely squeaked into 4 digit territory and I really don't expect to sit left seat at all at Delta. I have no desire to be on MD reserve so the lowest cat airplane I would sit in is the 73 or Baby bus. I expect to retire at 23 years of service as an FO never holding the CA seat (only way this changes is with a booming economy and LOTS of Hiring by Delta.