Originally Posted by new guy

You answered it didn't you? I don't care about upgrade opportunities at whatever company I'm at. But flight hours...that gives me the ability to put in the apps to the companies that I am interested at that I'd actually like to enjoy QoL, pay, etc at. The hours give me the ability to pursue who I'd actually like to work for. And it allows me to be competitive with company x, y, z that much sooner if I build my hours that much sooner. Is any of that not true?