Originally Posted by
BravoPapa
Actually he asked when will a new hire know...
So when do you actually know and when do you let your request be made known? Do you bid when you're hired, and then you find out then? Or find out sometime during training? Or at the end? Will they tell you whether you can get your preferred base or not when you let them know? Will you ever know it even before you start training?
You will put in a bid on your first day, and will get an award the next time that an award is published. But ignore it. It doesn't really matter. Most all classes get at least 2-3 awards before they finish training and hit the line, if not more.