Originally Posted by Hillbilly

Not sure if this would apply to the specific pilot in question, but I can think of a scenario that would make this legit. If the pilot was mandatory displaced to ATL 717 A (from ATL DC9 A for example), he/she would not have incurred a category freeze because of the mandatory displacement. When NYC 717 A opened, the pilot bid and got that award and is still not under a category freeze since the bid required no training and was only a change of base. Now the pilot is free to bid anything he/she wants on any bid, including SLC 73N B.