Originally Posted by
notEnuf
First time upgrade is a "get out of lock free" card. Or, at least it used to be.
First-time Captain upgrade is a "get out of seat-lock" card but it isn't necessarily "free" because you will tack-on the seat-lock incurred for the Capt AE/VD to the exisiting seat-lock you are trying to get out of. See 22.G.6 of the PWA.