I've been offered an earlier class date recently and of course I jumped on it in an instant since seniority is so critical.

Of course, this is causing me to miss out on a family vacation that was planned and my family is not too thrilled, even when I explain to them all the bad things that can happen is this industry.

So I just wanted to ask all of you, especially those who've been in the 121 world for a while........

Give me some examples of big regrets that you or someone you know well has been though as a result of "taking the next class" when one had a clear cut opportunity to start earlier.

While I'm sure dodging the furlough bullet has happened, I'm sure there are other things like being on reserve an extra XXX months, being stuck commuting for a while longer, missing an upgrade by 1 or 2 seniority numbers and having to wait another year,

So.......what unfortunate events have happened by delaying just one class, or even just a few seniority numbers?

A know RickAir mentioned something pretty drastic that happened to him in the lost decade by delaying a class, but can't remember what that was....

Luckily I'm sticking to my guns and taking the earliest class I can get and not looking back!