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Standbyone
Makes sense, I’ll try not to get my hopes up when I get my base or line, I’m sure I’ll keep getting knocked right back for the first two years or more years till all the FO’s pass me.
As hard as I’ve been on the rosie story line for the DECs, I do think the displaced out of base thing due to forced FO upgrades is close to ending. That’ll only continue while they are displacing FOs to captain. At some point they’ll no longer need to displace and FOs will have to vacancny bid. When that happens, you’ll be able to hold on to your base once you get it.
The LOA that allows the company to give flying to FOs on reserve expires end of Feb. I think that’s as good a mark as any for when the company thinks that forced upgrades will be necessary. Of course that came out last summer and they’re notorously bad at staff planning so take that for what it’s worth.
That’s not to say you’ll get MIA anytime soon (may still be a couple years out). Just that once you do, I think you’ll keep it.