Originally Posted by GunshipGuy

Your experience must have been different from mine, and I'll grant you my experience is somewhat limited based on the time I've been with the company. But I felt my training has been of a high quality to this point. Would I have liked more of it? Yes, but I think all airlines have cut back in this area over the years. A friend of mine with United just went through his initial training and was on OE just over 4 weeks after starting. I do agree, going to formal training without adequate time to prepare is not the best way to start with a new hire. Most get about two to three weeks to prepare, and I've read here that the contract mandates at least a week.