Originally Posted by RyanP

Newly upgraded CA's will never hold a line with the shrinkage and lifers. So that makes the math pretty easy. I have been a CA for 2 years and am bottom RSV still. Can't hold anything I choose, can't get anything I proffer for, or get any days off I want. Progress forward is ZERO as more people are on RSV above me each month, not less.

So you can stay a senior FO and have a life amd be broke, or upgrade and have 7 days off a month, never see a weekend off again, get a trickle of PIC time and make more money. Both choices pretty much suck.