Originally Posted by KirillTheThrill

That’s awfully dramatic. You tell me, has OO surpassed 6,000 pilots? That’s probably a too big to fail situation. I’d hedge my bets on a buyout of the ship before it ever sinks. Then the lifers will be forced to commute to work (too bad).

If you’ve spent enough time at OO you’d know why most those senior pilots are lifers (“I don’t want to commute to reserve when I’m driving 15 mins and making 150k”). I’ve sat next to Air Force men and women Captains who would be picked up next week by a Major if they actually submitted their apps. They don’t care about the money, want to see their kids grow up. I think of domicile’s like SAN, COS, PSP, and so on.