Originally Posted by Electra

This is no longer true for first officer trainees. Still true for captains, but too many pilots were unable to finish in their scheduled time and required their pairings removed for more training. Now your IOE must be completed and checkride signed off before your name will be put into PBS as a bidder. Finish IOE on the 7th and you're okay, finish on the 8th, you'll be placed on reserve for the balance of that month and have a reserve line built for the next as well. Welcome to the new skywest.