Originally Posted by
Arvik
Look at it from the point of view of someone who has no 121 time, would like to pick up 1000 hours of it in a fairly expeditious manner so that they can be in a position to upgrade, and then is kept waiting so that the DECs can go through their training and take those captain slots.
Paid vacation is nice, but if the regionals are to be a "get your time and get out" deal, getting your time is a big part of that equation.
Quick upgrades are not magic, you cannot go to a carrier experiencing extensive growth in-order to upgrade quickly, and then complain about the internal challenges that are associated with said growth. I mean you can, but it sounds ridiculous when compared to how the regional environment looked not too far in the past; yes things can move quicker, but it is because of a huge amount of people going through the training centers. Back when I was hired, if I would have been told that I could get on with a carrier and upgrade the moment I hit 1000 hours, but would have to incur some delays in training, do you really think I would have complained? I was staring the down the barrel of 6-7 year average upgrade time, which incidentally, is still not much more than the current average at many carriers. People need to start putting things in perspective. It is amazing what some will complain about here.