Originally Posted by
dera
That was 10+ years ago. The flow is contractual to all pilots right now. You can skip it indefinitely (if you want to be a lifer), but you can't opt out from it. And you can apply outside it with no restrictions.
The old flow or Eagle rights election at time of upgrade is what he’s talking about. However, there was never a time you couldn’t apply off the street. They’d hire more off the street if more really pursued it.