Originally Posted by
ThumbsUp
You missed the caveat for a base trade. Someone junior to you has to hold the BES to which you are trading, otherwise it won’t go through.
this is true only if there are zero open spots (I.e. the base is full). If there are unfilled vacancies in the base, you can base trade in your example. Basically, the unfilled vacancy would be the “person” junior to you.
a small but important distinction.