Well, how about this? When bidding the captain lines close first so if F/O Old Guy would have been awarded a line with Capt Old Guy he gets his next choice. Kind of like the old "negative airman" list. Is it fair to F/O O.G.? Nope , but the company will say it's the guvment makin' these rules, not us, so y'all just have to live with it. As far as reserves go, the company could put restrictions on what types of trips they assign reserves, like they do now with high min guys. Individual situations, like your mileage, may vary.