Our process is a bit different. We do vacancy bids every month (not contractual). I know when I was at a different airline I think I found out my base day 1 (at least very early on).

New hires bid in the first vacancy that takes effect after they finish class and IOE. We do one vacancy bid a month usually. When they finish training, scheduling builds them a line out of uncovered trips(?), usually out of the base of their choice to finish the month. Then when they get to the vacancy month they bid and got awarded (first one any of the classes bid for is March) they go there and get a hard line for their first month. After that, it’s whatever they can hold. since we’re hiring so many there’s a good chance they’ll start to flow to other bases quickly. Hope that makes sense.

But yeah, it’ll be LAX or OAK for the first few classes (my guess) until all the displacements are unwound.