That’s what I thought too. 2 years as a ground instructor then after that you go through the entire new hire training again with the CBA training pay and start on the line at the bottom of the seniority list and year 1 FO pay.

You cannot just skip the longevity table of the CBA unless there is a side letter in our contract that I’m not aware of. That’s like saying a 10yr FA hired as a pilot would be a 10yr FO for pay.

The only thing they keep is their employee number on the badge which really is meaningless.