Originally Posted by
pitchattitude
Again, understood, but this is in reference to someone returning from a military LOA where you can get what your seniority will hold. Not sure if that is considered a preference for seat lock pay. I would presume it is, but not sure. Depending on the individual, they might have been displaced had they NOT been on LOA and for returning military USERA basically requires to be reinstated as if there had been no LOA.
If you return to any position other than the one you previously held, the company considers it as you having proffered for that position. The only exception is if your previous position no longer exists (if you were on the CRJ for instance).