Also, bigBoeings, you were former airline so being IRO for you is not a big deal at all. I spent 10 years at a regional so I said the same thing, Bring on IRO!!

I would strongly recommend a military pilot who has no airline background to bid domestic initially. Military pilots are great pilots but there is so much other BS that goes along with flying 121 when you are parked at the gate. The best way to learn the company and 121 is to burry yourself in it for a year or two, then bid international and live the easy life.