No. you misunderstand how this works. It’s not a choice to flow WHEN you get to the five year mark. You flow when your number comes up, not specifically at the end of five years. That is happening some where around six years and change right now. I don’t see that it is likely to get that number less than five years, any time soon, if ever. The extra bump in pay to the 20 year scale happens for those that have been at the company for five full years and haven’t had an opportunity to flow. Basically a “we’re sorry you haven’t made it to AA yet, here’s some extra money to drown your sorrow”. Once you are given the opportunity to flow, if you don’t accept it, your pay will go back down to what ever your years of service are at that point (6, maybe 7, based on current flow times). The exception is if you become a LCA, your base pay will remain at the 20 year rate. The other caveat is that current rates include the 50% premium that is set to expire August 2024.