At least in the USAF, we're in the 2 year period where the 8 year to 10 year commitment gap is in effect- a drop in the bucket, but a number anyway... Except- all the "over" year groups are being allowed to separate, so there may actually be extra folks applying to UPS w/ all the sections of the world and the oceanic ops checked. And then there are all the CRAF type/ACMI AMC cargo and pax carriers that have TONS of crews w/ the same experience areas as the AMC/USAF pilots. No surprise that the 1400 folks maxed out the UPS online App. I had heard it took 2x as long as expected to fill the qualified apps, but they still filled...