Originally Posted by FahQ2

There is a lot of hyperbole about the current state of things. I’ll avoid all that to not derail from your question.

Assuming the merger goes through, as of a particular date everyone will be locked into their current base. So if you get in pre merger you will remain in your base unless they decide to reduce a base in the future. However if a future vacancy exists, it is more likely to be filled by a someone senior to you than junior, so it could be a while before you move up the list. If you are driving to work, that’s not such a bad thing, but important to think about.

If you wait until after the merger, depending which base bidding system we use it could be difficult to highly unlikely to see a senior base. B6 uses class drops, NK does a monthly vacancy bid and the new hires get what is left over.