I'd like to see merit incorporated a little more into the current system. Currently a less than average CA can get an upgrade before you because he was hired a year earlier. Every other notable profession is based on merit...plus it will make pilots strive to be the best. I agree with most of what has been said but I'd to see a little more merit integrated with seniority. And as far as I'm concerned...being at a company longer is not merit...its seniority.