I think Fedex is going to find it difficult to hire quality pilots. Company is shooting itself in the foot - big time. Over the last couple of years everyone and their brother wanted a spot at FDX. More than one reason - not the least of which few others hiring (but great pay, benefits, etc. all factored in of course). However, over the last 6-12 months as the legacies have ramped up hiring - big time - and contracts have started to recover from the bad days of the 2000's - only ONE guy (out of many, mostly military guys that were keeping in touch) has expressed interest in still coming to FDX. They all have decided to move on to the legacies - for many of the reasons stated throughout this thread - perhaps rapid advancement being the foremost. And I'm not recommending to any of them to wait on FDX either, I would have a few years ago. If this company does not get its act together and soon - its going to be left in the dust hiring nothing but the left overs who for one reason or another didn't get a legacy job. The pendulum has a way of swinging and right now FDX is getting very far on the back side of the power curve....