Originally Posted by
tkhayes90
Something a lot may have forgotten (or not know) is that just under 200 of the 1437 were voluntary furloughs. Some of these are '78 / '79 hires with seniority numbers below 100. I am also a vol furloughee, with 8 years seniority, plus my time on the street. All the vols had their reasons for taking the furlough out of sequence, mine was to complete my military time so I could retire and not have to continue in the reserves. As we come back, how should we get placed in the ISL? I am thinking that the 767 Capts think they have pretty high career expectations eventhough they were on the street as vol furloughees. In fact, I think all the furloughees had pretty high expectations until UAL right sized to make this merger happen. I know the panel will have the final say, so hopefully I, and the other vols, didn't shoot ourselves in the foot.
I suspect that the Voluntary furloughs (208) will be the first to become active at the first opportunity...There are rumors of a September recall to the S-UAL side. Anyone that senior who will bypass and gamble is not thinking straight.