Originally Posted by Stitches

I’m not sure I follow you. As a fo senior enough to lance, if you don’t want to lance in a particular base, don’t bid that base. You will only be awarded a LC training spot if you meet the criteria for the base you are currently holding.

Because LC training slots and ability to keep the lance star are highly dependent on the desires of those senior to you, I see several FO’s opt out, then bid a Captain vacancy for one month to ensure control over their training month, and then bid back to FO in their preferred base.

If you aren’t based out west (for example) and you bid a fo vacancy in Oak with the intention of becoming a LC, you might be waiting several months for a training class in a base you don’t really want to be in.