Here's another "new guy" question from someone with a purely military background:

How does Space A travel work for family members? If my dad wants to go to Soi Cowboy some weekend, can he just show up at LAX, hook a flight to Taipei, then hook another one to Bangkok? If my wife wants to take the kids to Frankfurt, does she just show up at the gate at JFK, kids in tow?

Do family travel privileges extend to allied carriers, or are they purely Delta Mainline? How, exactly, does all this stuff work?

While I'm here, a general comment: salty dogs, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us new guys. I feel like I'm going to show up on the 3rd at least quasi-oriented.