Originally Posted by PotatoChip

From regional new hire initial to major airline ground school has taken me 15.5 years. I've had MANY FO's of mine way less qualified hired by legacies with half the time. And I've done everything possible to avoid being that stagnant, lazy guy.

Took 5.5 years to upgrade at a regional. That wasn't too bad. Now I fly with 24 year olds complaining how it's BS they haven't been pulled for CA yet. Unreal.