gee dude....dont take it personally.... FIRST if a decent upgrade is possible sooner.. grab it.... and remember you are talking about upgrades NOW. It could be less than three it could be more. I said three years to be on the long side. And yes we are hiring like mad. I flew for AE in 92-94... and they were hiring 90 per month..... my class had 90 in it. it was the LAST class for several years. SO... you just never know. I hope WE ALL can upgrade when and where we want..... but thats probably just a bit optimistic. Good luck to all.