And you won't be. You'll be Ch7 like every other LCC since deregulation. I give VA less than 2 months after the financial data is released.

No one is treating VA employees poorly - you are even getting the JS to get to work so you can live somewhere you can afford, which you would be unable to do in SOCAL on the wages they pay. Other carriers are in effect subsidizing your substandard wages. Never seen a VA pilot kicked off the JS yet.