It may sound absurd but getting full reserve pay, a seniority number, and travel benefits is a pretty sweet deal all things considered.

It was a little over a year ago when no one was hiring/training anywhere and thousands of pilots were out of work, furloughed, stuck in training, or on some form of reduced pay leave.

if the “1998” is an accurate birth year for you, you’ll have plenty of time to work and fly the next 40+ years of your life.