The $5k was for the sign-on bonus. I should have clarified. The $20k training contract is crap because Mesa, Compass, and now SkyWest only have a 12 month $11-12k contract. So why does RAH think they can justify an extra $10k and one yr. The recruiter couldn't answer that question. Oh, and if you go interview with them, expect to fly standby and you stand a good chance of not getting a seat that late in the day. Just another way they screw you. I won't be filling the 21 April shuttle America seat.