[So if it was a class of 100 OTS people and I have a low social security number I might as well have interviewed a month later? The people that interview after me jump the line??

That doesn't seem to make much sense... ]


It actually makes a lot of sense. Your CJO date determines when you'll get called for indoc, period. Your seniority number is based on the date you start working for the company. Since everyone in your indoc class starts on the same day they need a completely unbiased way to rack and stack you. Delta chose last four in reverse order.

My last company chose DOB, so seniority was truly senior... for that indoc class. But a 22 year old CFI who started in the indoc class two weeks before me had a higher seniority number than me.

If you start getting your panties in a wad about whether it would be smarter to wait for a later indoc class because you want a lower seniority number but a higher indoc ranking your head will explode.