Originally Posted by
Tinpusher007
Yes, first day of groundschool is on the company's dollar. On the first day of class, your picture is taken for your company ID and you receive it as soon as they are printed later that day. You can then go on the company website and enter your passport information for CASS and you can start jumpseating and nonreving almost immediately.
...also, remember you can still jumpseat on other airlines (even if you're not CASS approved yet). CASS is only used for the actual cockpit jumpseat. As such, you're pretty much free to go right away.