Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
The feat they are trying to accomplish is to determine where the new staffing level will be in the next down turn. They would prefer to run short in the up turn and then be correctly staffed in the next down turn. A feat to guesstimate that, but something they are trying to do.
The problem with that is when the down turns happen in the future retirements won't slow causing a continuous need for new bodies. The faucet may be tightened but I don't see it getting shutoff completely once the retirements are in full force.