Originally Posted by
Paid2flyfast
Virginia explained a few years ago that CA vacancies will always be filled by awarding all CA transitions into said vacancy, then any remaining slots will go to upgrades / upgrade transitions. So it is very possible someone who is junior to you who is already a CA, will be awarded the CA vacancy slot before they upgrade you into it. Hence why when vacancy is slim, so many FOs upgrade into junior bases with a lot of vacancy, immediately put in your transfer to the base you want and wait for it to be awarded. Hopefully soon.
If that is the case wouldn't you qualify for bypass pay then until you're awarded the upgrade? Assuming you meet all requirements and had your bid in for that particular base?