Originally Posted by Excargodog

Wasn’t counting on CPP at all, more in the training backup at Endeavor and Republic, where I would have recommended if not for the looming deployment. It seems iffy that he could wait for a class date for either of them. What he most needs IMHO is someone who will get him in quick and then get him trained and his type rating consolidated. He’ll have indisputable return rights and build seniority then when he is off on deployment and should be in a good bidding position when he gets back.

Right now it seems like he could get a class quickest at Commutair or XJT and have the best chance to get consolidated, although one of the AA WOs might do as well, albeit at reduced pay and/or bonus. But what he is really going to need for the next level is hours, FW hours, and FW TPIC. Failing to consolidate will - at a minimum - cause him to waste time in training mode again.

That’s my take anyway. Ymmv.