This still only a good deal of you are within two years of flow. When those numbers snap back you’ll be left holding the bag. And you still have lost seniority elsewhere.

This just improves the lot for those who planned to go to AA anyway to not try and jump the flow, or if AA was a strong option, but not a MUST.

May keep a few more as lifers if they want to do training or just not want to start over. Basically those 55 plus-ish.

Bottom line is if something else works better for you in the long run, you’re still going to do it.