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Originally Posted by 404yxl
It is probably closer to 6 months for those starting right now and possibly DOH for those hired in 6 months. As we go down the list, a bunch will have to bypass causing those hired right now to hold CA late summer/fall and basically street captains to occur for a short period. After pilots catch up with their time, they will be about 35%-45% when upgrading and things should settle out.
After the street captain phase, you are looking at at least 2-3 years to upgrade unless we get a higher than normal attrition.
If you have the time, now is the time to start, otherwise you will miss this opportunity when it hits in the next 3-6 months.
Thank you. That is a workable scenario for me. I also realize it is somewhat crystal ball like and there is no guarantee. If this is generally correct it is worth going forward with. I am not wanting to jump over someone's seniority but if there is a lot of bypassing now sooner than later the others will get their time and probably should not resent a junior person upgrading first as it will be relatively quick for them too. I just can't afford to be bumped to FO when the others upgrade. I am older, was devastated during the great "recession" (21st century depression) have no debt, no car, no kids, eat meat but once a week, and I just can't make FO pay work for very long. The commute is doable, but can't move because of the house (where I want to live too). Very long on FO pay and the house goes - and I can't have that.
By the way, does Compass generally make commutable trips?