If pay is $49/hr that comes to $36,750 for 10 months. Add in our crap new-hire compensation and you're a bit over $40k for first year (on reserve).

Definitely not defending the company...our training pay is awful. Having to stay at Prison Camp for 41 days would drive me batty. No parking if you have a car. No spouse or girlfriend can spend the night. Required to use part of your pay to eat prepared food that the company profits from....priceless!

I believe the five values to be a sham...always have. The real 5 values seem to be:

Spin
Profit
Spin
Profit
and more Spin

Not a mystery to anyone with a lick of sense as to why we lose so many pilots.

Neeleman used to tell new hires (mostly furloughed legacy guys) that you'll like it here so much that you won't want to go back to your major. So, why then do pilots leave? A business decision with a side of spite.