My point was you still don't get a paycheck. I don't care how you slice it not getting paid is not getting paid. A furloughed pilot maintains his seniority and can still maintain his seniority accrual. So if you were a 3yr FO when furloughed and are gone for a year then when you come back you could be paid at 4th year status. Sorry to break it to you. It depends on the conditions established when the furloughs happen. You should know this, but I'm not surprised. True you don't keep your travel benefits. I don't see many people traveling the world over with no paycheck esp. when they've only had regional pay to build up their nestegg on. So yea. What's the diff?