Originally Posted by
fadecfault
It's a completely different drop; there's no interaction with the OTS bid. 9E flows are hired and begin accruing seniority in Month 'A' but are "held back" at 9E until they're assigned a DL class date (and onboarded) in Month C/D due to the staffing shortages at DCI.
This. Plus once they get “hired” with their drop they are eligible to bid on AE’s during the 3 month wait for indoc. They generally won’t be able to switch from their initial drop aircraft but they definitely can change bases just like the people who started indoc on their flow hire date.