Yup, one of the many Denver commuters. Commuting to the East coast has been easier than when I commuted to ORD.

There has been a trickle of people leaving AWAC, both CA and FO. Some senior CA have opted for an early retirement option. Some of the FOs I know quit to go to ATC school and some got out of aviation altogether.

Also, we typically have an increase in block hours during the summer and last summer we ran a tight operation. Most of the reserve CA that I know flew almost every day on call. I'm on reserve and I don't pick up opentime. June I credited 97 hours, July 110.
Awac can't afford to have another summer with minimal staffing. I think they might figuring that out .... slowly.....