Originally Posted by JamesBond

There are 13,000 different opinions as to what is the perfect airplane/trip/schedule. There is no "prime" base, and I couldn't care less if I ever go to Paris again. (and I am not alone) And as far as getting displaced, there would be no paycut. You could either stay on the same airplane and go to a different base or stay in the same base and be more senior on a more junior piece of gear -for the same $$. It is true that every category would get more senior, and that would include you.