Originally Posted by
Jetjok
I think it's even worse than that. A number of years ago, I was interested in swapping bases with a fellow new hire who was exactly 1 number senior to me. The answer was "NO." Couldn't figure it out, as not even one person would have been affected by the swap.
That may be true, but especially in times like we are in now, guys who could have held say MEM11C 5 years ago, can't even touch it now. If you let someone do a base swap you are bypassing a bid and more than likely trumping bid seniority. Even the number 1 guy in a base may be to junior to hold a primary or secondary today in another base, so to allow swaps would be impossible under our system.