[quote=Jetjok;169652]Just as a point of reference, when I turned 60, my calendar showed NOQ, as of my birthday, until the first event of ground school for the back seat. In order to show up at the school house with the proper attitude (going from captain to s/o requires a rather large mental adjustment), I asked for, and was given, a little more than a month off. This included some vacation time, but was mostly just time off without pay.

JJ: I hate to quote the same post twice but this comment is very telling and the way I read it goes a long way to explaining why the senior guys are so hellbent on getting back to the left (or right) seat. Yeah, it sucks to have to sit and the back and watch two numbnuts (its a joke guys, relax) up front "stumble" their way through something you could do in your sleep.

You've had to do it twice now at FedEx, because EVERY newhire has to make that same adjustment when they get hired. They were all Captains before they got hired here, and most had to make that same adjustment.

Maybe if we treated the backseat job and those doing it with a little more respect and dignity it wouldn't be such a bitter pill for the guys to swallow when they extend their career back there. Its a nice option to have that the pax guys no longer enjoy, its too bad more guys can't make the transition a little more gracefully.

FJ