I think Sigep_nm was referring to the new hire CR9 Captains, not FO's. Jet CA's have historically been a 7-10 year upgrade at XJ (with the exception of when the AVRO's first arrived and we were all in the same situation), so the fact that its now down to less than a year for the 900 seems like an anomaly right now. So, assuming the upgrade time in the 900 gets closer to "normal" those ultra junior guys will continue to be the most junior 900 CA as pilots who are overall more senior to you take the 900 upgrade. In this scenario, you would be on straight reserve for the foreseeable future (straight reserve schedules are 11 days off at XJ).

JR shot down the decreased seat lock request from ALPA almost immediately. So I wouldn't be holding your breath for that to change anytime soon... which is good news to you new hires hoping to get a quick jet upgrade. That being said, we're not too far from the 900 upgrades hitting the bottem of the list. At that point, seat locks are released on an as needed basis in order of seniority.

Sigep_nm was comparing MSP to DTW, not MEM to DTW. You will eventually have the choice between DTW and MEM, but maybe not right out of training. Between MEM and DTW, pick which ever base has the easiest commute. If that isn't a factor, IMHO Dtw has the best flying at XJ and MEM is historically the most junior base (which would give you better relative seniority). It all depends on what your priorities are.

Savvy?