That's not exactly right from what I could gather. If you bid a front seat and you are not a qualified S/O, you will have to complete S/O school, then as I understood it, if you have the seniority to hold it and a vacancy exists and you are available on that training letter you may go to that class date. I think the implication was letter may stretch out for a year or so. Guy's that have to complete s/o class will have a few other variables before they move up front.

Like we say about the airplanes, when it's painted purple with frieght on it and a crew headed up the ladder then it may be so... We may have to see how all the peices fall on this one.

but it will be fun to watch all the guys scrambling and jockeying for position.