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Old 08-13-2015, 10:08 AM
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AceyCandler
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Originally Posted by Datsun View Post
Pretty sick of hearing people spout off this "endless reserve", "3+ years on reserve" -bullsh!t-. (some nut from a few pages back posted that 3 year crap) Either they don't work here and are just parroting what they "heard", are completely disconnected from the truth of reserve time on the FO side, and/or are simply badmouthing the place in attempt to hurt the company. My opinon? Please just shut up and go away. I've been here 1 year and 8 months. Been holding a line for the past 2 months. Simple math says a new hire FO will be on reserve for about 1 year and 6 months.

CA reserve time is basically endless, for now at least. However the subject here is clearly not CA side reserve. It's FO reserve.

SO, reserve time? Not endless and not 3+ years. Longer than some other regionals? Yes. Better place to be than some other regionals? Yes. My seniority number has changed by over 40 numbers over the past 2 months, so obviously something is happening. Judging by the fact that all of those that left were captains and senior FO's, I'd call that "something" good. Also, hiring has picked up pretty good. Are some of you going to continue to be disrespectful towards our new hires and keep implying/calling them stupid, ignorant, and the like? Get a d@mn life and find something less immature to do like help get the door closed on time.

Broken promises? Big deal. ALL the airlines break promises. Standard operating procedure. Stop whining and get over it.

To SilentB25, welcome, welcome, welcome! I and I'm sure many others are happy you chose Expressjet. I'm also sure you made a very good decision -for yourself-!
Cheerlead much?

Getting off reserve as an FO is just the first step. Taking 12-18 months to take that first baby step is ridiculous considering EVERY other regional airline offers better prospects for career advancement. I can't believe I sat around here for over 40 months waiting to get off First Officer reserve. I wasn't a smart man in my twenties.

How about we wait and celebrate when SkyWest stops selling off our airframes and reverses that trend by giving us some growth. Until then, every pilot who signs up is in for a LOONNGGG road to seeing the left seat at a regional.
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