Normally i would take my time and shrink my reply length. If it comes off as a rant that isn't my intent. I hit his high point, referred him to the rest of my posts if he has some question on my position or his own (because it is in flux), and then resaid what I said. It's gone from I'm wrong, to I'm not positive enough, to I'm not chill enough, and maybe that's what I get for posting here.

I've been warned not to post because facts are the last thing that matter online. So while I mockingly thank you and others for your pro-tips, I'm done. Let the [female dog]-boards be the [female-dog]-boards.

Filler is my only option

If he's eligible for the DGI now, according to the DGI document (which makes no reference to the SSP in the eligibility criteria or timing), and he's not receiving his DGI now, then that's very much something to complain about.

The SSP has wording regarding successor programs and when they can start movement.

I'm talking about DGI wording, not SSP wording. SSP has nothing to do with it.

If Al makes me a promise (a "guaranteed" one, at that) to do something for me in exchange for something I did for him, and he doesn't hold up his end, that's on him. Whatever deal he has with Bob that's preventing him from following through, is between Al and Bob, not between Al and me. If that's the impediment, then Al made a promise he couldn't keep, and I'm left holding the bag.

Geez Neil settle down.
There is a line formed. You don’t get to go the front of it. When the line is gone you can interview and if all goes well exchange your uniform.

The SSP is contractual, the DGI is not. The company has to comply with the wording of the SSP. It states that the SSP must be complete before any other program starts.

The DGI can be taken away completely tomorrow if the company wants to do that, because it was never signed by our collective bargaining agent which is ALPA. The company can also change the terms and conditions on that document on a whim, because it wasn’t signed by ALPA. This isn’t a knock on ALPA, the goal is to get something better. Hopefully ALPA achieves that goal.

And we have a winner

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Somewhat true/false. There is a small group where the DGI is contractual. Those guys were hired from the start of 2015 to July of 2015.

All of this is true. None of it justifies reneging on a promise, or should satisfy the recipient of that reneged promise. It's very bizarre that that recipient is told that he's unreasonable for being upset and should shut up about it.

It does reinforce the importance of getting a promise in writing, and also undermines the worth of a casual, non-contractual one. "Guaranteed" in the title notwithstanding.