Originally Posted by Toonces

The plus side: it's a one time, pro rated charge. It's also concurrent with the new hire training contract. If you upgrade quickly, it's not tacked on to the other end.

The downside: I have heard from FOs that it may keep them from wanting to upgrade.

The reality: it's a business decision. There was some increased attrition from newly upgraded captains - that costs money. This is a mechanism to get people who WANT to stay there to say yes to an upgrade.

If a training contract keeps you from coming here, that's fine. I came here with the expectation that I would pay the bucks if a better deal came along.