Originally Posted by
Nick Bradshaw
There won't be stagnation. Not everyone is going to stay to 67. Many will be out on medical. This trope has already been refuted. Besides, what's 2 slightly stagnant years when junior is upgrading in 1-2 years on the ER, which took us 15 years?
Thanks for your opinion. And opinion is really all you have. Having an opinion isn't a debate. I told you facts. Things that are already happening and the plan going forward. The grievances will be for violating parts of sections 3, 11, and 22 when they try to shaft us. It's not a secret. You may think it's a fantasy, but that's like, your opinion man.
Now go ahead and look at your phone set on selfie and admire yourself and pat yourself on the back for being the reining king of APC with your "impressive" post count and the hours each and every day you spend here bestowing everyone with your amazing opinions on everything. I'm sure your opinions mean as much to the world as mine. In the end, we'll see who was right. But my money is on you being wrong, and I have a hell of a lot more of it where my mouth is than you do. You're just a guy on the internet with a strange obsession to prove he's The Smartest Man In The Room every day. I'm someone who was flying for this company when you were in grade school and know how stuff works.
What makes you think upgrades will continue to go so junior if 67 passes? Yes guys will medical out or retire early but that already happens now. The fact is 500 retirements a year will all but dissappear for 2 years (or 5 if you get your way again). Yes we are still short staffed and the company is growing so there will still be movement, but no one in their right mind thinks that movement that occurs with age 67 will match the movement today. It WILL slow down, just how much is the unknown. You have a myopic view that junior upgrades means no one would be harmed. Every person ahead of a pilot in their category that was going to leave but doesn't has a negative impact on that pilot when it comes to vacation, PBS, GS, WS, etc. A pilot who is #11 in their category at age 63, and was going to end up #1 by 65, now is stuck at #11 (or maybe 9-10 if a couple of guys leave before 67) for 2 years. Now that pilot is 65 and now must stay to 67 if he wants to enjoy being #8 down to #1. Don't tell me with a straight face that he is not negatively impacted.