Some other points to consider. I am in a similair boat, UAL/AA, and United hasnt hired hardly anyone since 2 May. 2 small classes scheduled in Dec. Nothing listed for 2018 yet. AA is going to hire 925 new hires next year. You will have better idea come March but I am personally a little weary of anything United says right now. Other random stuff-
1. STD at AA, none at United
2. more vacation days at AA
3. if you ever commute, the commute rules seem a thousand times better at AA
4. Lots of East coast bases at AA. You might get stuck commuting to SFO or LAX for a year with United
5. The big plus for United as a retiring military officer is the ability to drop trips and take mini unpaid leave of absences. I dont think you can do that at American.
6. It is my understanding AA has no airport standby while United has lots of it.
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