Originally Posted by
DWC CAP10 USAF
Tracking the 5 year limit is kind of a USERRA thing, so....
A peson getting bumped is BS....the person on MIL leave is above them on the list whether they are actively flying or not.
The financial obligations are an issue when they return from MIL leave.....if the company doesn't survive until that point, the financial obligation is moo...and they would have paid those financial oligaitons (PS, 401K, etc) even if the peson didn't take MIL leave....so it just changes WHEN they pay them.
They were supposed to be removed from the list after 5 years. Delta always ignored this in the past. If a pilot should have been removed from the list and returned many felt they were being bumped down.