Can you explain that. Interest rates were really high in 1986. You also need to keep in mind that the current Captain can earn far more with the options for premium pay. We have lots of pilots exceeding 500 and even a few over 600K. I tried however to compare apples to apples.

If a newbie applied both the DC and PS to investments/retirement it could potentially be a bunchadough! Hopefully they won't revisit 5yr B-scale, 9-11, multiple market dumps, BK, Pension termination, targeted DC, 5yr stag due to changing retirement age... Note to newbies: save some dough cause you never know. OFG

I'm not the one that made the claim that 'everyone knows that more military people die during their training than civilians do.' The onus is not on me to back the numbers up. I never made the claim.

The issue I want to bring up is that having an argument about civilian vs military and whose balls are bigger will net you nothing.

A person should be more about how they treat people after the journey is complete.

As I cross the finish line of a marathon, I'm not going to look at the guy or gal that finishes next to me and start telling him he wasn't as good an athlete because he chose to do high altitude training while I chose to do pool training. We both finished the race at the same time. Instead, I'll meet up with him at the beer tent afterwards and share stories and find out what he learned while running in the mountains. And he'll probably ask me what I learned while I was pounding laps at the LA Fitness. And we'll have a good time.

The insecure will start screaming about how their training is the best, and everyone else is a lesser person for not doing it "their way."

On a much less controversial note, I just ordered some new shirts from A Cut Above. I cannot overemphasize how great their shirts are (especially after hearing all the dissatisfaction with the new official vendor). I never have to iron, they are very comfortable, and they have a huge array of sizing options for the perfect fit. I had a question about my order so instead of buying online I called and the salesperson on the other end gave me an additional 10% discount. Go figure.

$160K in a 14% bond rate market, vs $350K in a 3.5% bond market. Hindsight is 20/20, we know the performance of money from 1986 till today. It is fully possible we could repeat, but consider the DOW would have to go to ~500,000. In other words, the captain in 1986 was paying off his debts in much cheaper dollars, while earning unparalleled gains in the market.

When interest rates normalize at a historical 7%, today's captain is making more. You will find out what I mean over the next decade.

I order my entire uniform from them, no one is better. I recommend Allen-Edmonds shoes as well.

I wish someone would make the perfect iPad bag.

You are in violation of the FOM. You’re costing the official vendor (and whoever’s getting the kickbacks) money.


Consider yourself on double-secret probation.

What is your goal here? Where do you want to work eventually? If you want to work at any legacy you should consider changing your attitude.

I urged you to take a breath to see the positive situation you are in, and appreciate it. You choose to blame others for your plight at Endeavor. One’s character is determined during the worst of times, their struggles. It is very telling that during a very lucrative and opportunistic cycle you choose to dig up buried bodies and cast stones at others.

The Co. took over the pilot retirement in 1972, until that time the pilots paid in monthly to the retirement fund. (Ask me how I know.):D

Poopplop does not work for Endeavor.