Originally Posted by
Knotcher
Because people are getting into a BES that they couldn't otherwise hold, not to mention potential for buddy-buddy hijinks. If you could hold it on a bid fine, otherwise wait in line.
“I’m mad I have to fill out a 2-minute form once a month”.
There is no buddy-buddy trading going on that couldn’t be swooped on by someone with better seniority. There is no scenario in which a senior pilot who put in for a base trade wouldn’t get it over a junior pilot, except some oddball Guam scenarios covered in the UPA.