According to the Omni guys there are 40-some in the pool. Classes are 10-12 each. We are allowed one bypass of training. No word on what plane we will be offered or exactly when. If things fall apart between now and then, I still have my crappy RJ job.
From a business standpoint there is no point in training folks only to pay them to sit at home getting paid for doing nothing while they wait for IOE. I would not have minded that, but it does make sense.