first year pay does not...but years of flying in Afghanistan and Iraq does.

Why even post this here?

I agree. If you're happy with the decision you've made then why spend the time talking about it on a forum with strangers. Good luck in class.

Not if you're not "embarrassed":o about your spelling...

First year FO pay leads to second year pay, stops some or all of the bleeding from the savings account, and is better than no pay.

ExpressJet has been calling people back within days of applying. Why don't you try there?

Well then he wouldn't be a very fun APC troll. :D

I had a friend interview yesturday. They are interviewing for a Feb. start date. I would guess that you are looking at a Jan/Feb start date.

Just an FYI, people aren't holding Raleigh right out of training ( at least on the F.O. Side). The last class that graduated is spending a month in ORD before coming to RDU.

I think you will enjoy it here. Despite what is written on the boards, we have some great crews, especially here in RDU. RDU is almost exclusivly made up of Comair furloughs (like myself) as well as some Ryan furloughs. I hope this helps and I hope you can do what is best for your family.

Pilotguy143, It only took 28 posts and I got an intelligent, usefull response. Commuting for a month or two before holding RDU sounds good, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the info.