wise810

No no no. Not a “Training Failure”. You fail when you “fail” written tests and simulator evals multiple times and are asked to resign in lieu of termination.
Simply resigning after your one day of Seniority Reservation Program is acceptable if you get a better deal. Having said that, I would always pick the shorter commute. Both TSA and Republic have quick upgrades, with TSA being a bit more desperate for Captains.
TSA has more Midwest and Colorado flying; Republic more east coast and New York flying.

ninerdriver

Kind of. You might have the CJO from another regional when you resign. However, you'll have to explain the resignation at every major interview going forward. It'll be your word versus deafening silence from the company.

If you're seriously holding out for another regional, then don't actually start training anywhere else first.

m20cmark21

I agree. Not a failure, just a "failure to complete training," which would be easily explainable for the right reasons...

ninerdriver

...and which many airlines, including several regionals, reasonably would interpret as "was asked to resign in lieu of getting fired for failing."

Again, it's the pilot's word versus the company's inability to confirm or deny anything.

Celeste

Certainly a few years ago it would look very suspicious, and be a black mark. But now with all kinds of people jumping from place to place maybe not. Who knows what will be the be an issue to majors 3 years from now.

But it's hard to differentiate this from someone not doing well in training and being asked to resign.

Milksheikh

They must have changed their tune then because that's not how it was a year ago. They told us you're just coming to reserve your seniority... well everyone that came in the class I was in did the same thing and no one actually started at tsa until a month or more later. It was when you returned, had your minimum time, and actually started ground school that your training clock officially began.

Tankerdz

As someone who worked at TSA for a year, let me clear up a few things.

1) Reserving your seniority then not returning for class will not show up as any type of failure on your record. It's no big deal, and the majority of the people who did the SRP with me did not show back up. I did it, and was glad I did while I worked there as it allowed me to get off reserve rather quick

2)I don't regret my time at TSA, but I made a mistake going there. All their pilot bases are also bases for another regional, so if that's why you're making the choice to go there, choose the other regional (and I mean literally ANY of the other regionals). If you're commuting to a TSA base this is even more of a reason not to work there, as you can commute to another regionals base just as easy.

3)The QOL at TSA is one of the worst of ALL the regionals. I know every regional guy complains about QOL, but its all based on perspective. I promise you the QOL at TSA is much worse than other regionals, both based on my experience at TSA and from friends who are unfortunately still stuck there. Leaving TSA was one of the best decisions I made, as my QOL improved, my love for the job improved. I got junior manned 2-3 times a month for 5 months straight. I missed family events that I was suppose to have off for, missed time with my wife, and missed free time just overall.

I can't stress enough that even if you need to wait 4-5 months for a training date at another regional, there's a REASON why they have wait times and TSA does not. Think about it, if TSA was a good company to work for, why would people not be flocking in and the classes full? The regionals that pay well, and have a decent QOL (because they have adequate reserves, which TSA does not) have a wait time. Just plan accordingly and start applying early so by the time you get your hours you have a class date starting in the next month.

If anyone wants more info feel free to message me.