Originally Posted by khergan

A few years ago it would be involuntarily assigned to you in indoc.

Recently, it's been going to people around 7000-9000 on the list, which is 10-15 years at least.

So yeah, it varies highly. As of the last 9 months, WB FO is going far more senior than it had been. I think most people attribute that to the new contract and better QoL and protections for junior WB pilots on reserve.