You can, unless Delta takes them away like they are for the XJT retirees. Pretty bum deal if you ask me.

10 years service, or 25 years service at EDV? Does that mean 10 years at DL or 25 years at EDV?

No. They both apply to Endeavor service. Either 10 years and 52 years old OR 25 years and no age restriction.

The reason so many pilots steer the conversation toward aviation is that they are fed up with direct-marketing pitches, ex-spouse complaints, contract beefs, merger whines, and political/religious rants.

Don't count on travel benefits if you retire at any Delta regional. Comair and ASA/Expressjet were both wholey owned and retirees at both have lost their travel bennies. Not a slam on DL here. The bennies are their's to do with as they please.

Though, it is a bit of a slap for those who carried DL passengers for years and retired with benefits to have the promise broken.

I know. My point was that one shouldn't need a code word to change the topic of conversation.

Ohhhhhhh..so THAT'S what you meant...... I wondered why I got looked at crosseyed when I brought up the TA

Final is out. About a year now to get ATL 900 CA. Just got assigned myself.
Or basically those who quick upgraded can hold it

So with DTW finally growing with 23 (if my math is right) more captains, I wonder how many of those will just be reserve lines?

Yup... Me too and I'm junior to you with six under me which makes it 10-11 months for fast upgrades to get ATL... May decelerate once the base is fully staffed.