No requirement for vacancy bids to be done but they happen every 6 months to monthly depending on how busy things are happening. We need vacancy bids every 90-120 days when we are hiring to have positions for the newhires. You can base trade anytime with other pilots moving around system. Newhires do have a bidding freeze but they can always bid up to bigger equipment. lateral bidding from bus to 737 is frozen.

There shouldn't be any delays in training. You might get a handful of days but they are pretty efficient at getting butts in seats.

Aetna or blue cross depending on state and coverage on day 1 of class.

Single occupancy hotel room for entire duration of training, dry cleaning, first uniform is paid for. M and H shirts suck go order a cutabove. Everything else is measured. Blazer buttons come off if you look at them funny. Re-sew immediately.

Monthly schedules are bid 5-12 of every month and are posted by the evening of 17th month prior. Specific categories are earlier or later depending on fairy magic. Ewr 756 is the red headed stepchild and they get their schedules at 11:59pm on the 17th.

You will have newhire mentors to help and plenty of time to absorb everything.