Originally Posted by
pitchattitude
You are right. Very few understand the process. Because preferencing DOES increase your odds of getting what you want.
There were those that could have gotten what the wanted had they preferenced but did not because they only had displacements listed.
And if you aren’t changing equipment, you aren’t eligible for the 5 hour override. If NOBODY preferenced it would work. As much as I, too, don’t think anyone should preference, all those guys in the 175 who HAVE to stay in the the 175 are doing the right thing (for them) with a preference.
This post is completely wrong.
If you are displaced into the CA seat and your displacement preferences are set properly then you get what you can hold.
You also do not need to change equipment to get the 5 hour override. All you have to do is be displaced to a CA seat and then send an e-mail electing to voluntarily be seat locked for 2 years(this does not effect flow).
As long as people are being forced to upgrade it is dumb not to do this.