I'm sure the flamethrowers will be unlocked after I say this, but I was never interested in SWA. Getting to the top of the heap, and that heap being the left seat of a 737 just doesn't interest me all that much... never did. I have always wante to fly international... Like many of us, I love the job, not just the paycheck. Some great paying jobs are just jobs after awhile. I still have a LOT of fun when I go to work. But to be fair... maybe, if that was all that was available. I spent a lot more for college to get that piece of paper (which I still use btw), but to just get a type rating for a job that may or may not materialize... probably not. (I have heard that in years past that SWA would hire you, as long as you had the type prior to showing up for recurrent, but I know not if that is still the case) So... how's that for a noncomittal answer?