Stay in until you can retire. Delta will understand.

 

I heard from someone who deferred that you can only defer 2 classes.
Of course, this is all hear-say until confirmed with the powers on campus.

 

Get the rule about deferrals straight from AK and / or his people; don't rely on what you read here.

Having said that, a year ago (ish), Delta's rule was unlimited deferrals for Military reasons. Caveat being you're giving up seniority.

 

Most of them got to IOE, where they were unable to be signed off by a Check Airman. Couple have washed out in the sim. All were given an opportunity to requalify for their Captain jobs at Compass. All of them did, with one exception. They also get come back at their former pay rate and with their original date of hire/seniority.

 

If it were me, and I didn't hate what I was doing, I'd probably stay till retirement. Based on all available info, they're going to hire indefinitely (unless the TA goes down, in which case they'll be forced to kill puppies and the occasional new hire). However, I would recommend checking your options with guard/reserve if you'd be willing to do that for a pension so you can make a fully informed decision.

Barring another 9/11 I think we'll keep hiring steadily (and if there were a disaster like that, they'd be furloughing anyway). That said, last winter they were running ~145 through class a month. That adds up to a lot of seniority in six months.

That's a really tough call, I wish you the best of luck with it. End of the day, a CJO is a pretty good thing. Difficult decision but the main thing is that big picture I think you'll be fine whichever way you go.

 

As long as you have orders you can defer. PFA deferrals are limited to one. Life events (baby, death, and possibly immediate family weddings they will work with you. If USAF changed their mind (shocking, I know) just explain the situation when they call to offer you a class. AF is a very reasonably guy.

 

So, To be clear.... There are no calls going out for Aug. 3? And the 4/16 and 4/21 cjo guys are being called for Aug. 17 IOE? Do we presume that means that Aug. 3 will be all Compass again? Has anyone past 4/21 cjo been called for the Aug 17 class? Did anyone ask Andy how big the Aug 17 class would be?

 

I had a military deferral for 3 months. Andy Frey just asked for a copy of my current orders to put in my file and to call him as soon as I was sure what my availability date was. He plugged me into the first class I was available for.

 

Same for me. You said it better.

 

Any 4/22 CJOs get called for 8/17?