Yeah, but for a guy who only has a year or two left before he has his 20 years worth of points, its not a bad deal.

I recently spoke with a guy I flew Tweets with a few years back; he had gone into the Reserves as a T-37 IP and got hired by SWA. Once they started sending Tweets to the boneyard, he had a choice to transition to T-6s or go find another job. By this time he didn't need the money as much so he found a points only LO job in his hometown and moved his family there and will qualify for the retirment and the Tricare for he and his wife when he's 60.

If he works for SWA during the intervening years that looks to be a pretty sweet deal.