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Hope my comment was taken as tongue-in-cheek. You're spot on though: People have short memories and tend to forget that the feast can turn into famine instantaneously...And the scheduler they were hassling isn't looking so foolish anymore. Can't tell you how many times I've seen it.

Step 6. Watch the junior O-3s point and laugh at the AGR as he processes their rescheduled UTAs while they make $30k/mo.

This is a difficult question to answer and depends on a few things. As a job compared to other career fields and compared to active duty, it's better than most things out there that would pay a similar wage. Some might disagree, but working 80 hours a week as a investment banker doesn't sound like a good time. Compared to other airline options, AA is behind. Particularly with regard to scheduling flexibility and quality of life oriented rules. However, that's partially mitigated if you have an AD retirement or have a guard/reserve unit within driving distance. The people that enjoy this career the most are the ones that treat it as a part time gig. To answer your original question: No one knows what the future holds. All indicators lead me to believe AA will be around for a long time (the fed gov't seems to think so too). If you can live in base, go for it. If it's too awful, quit.

Not all Legacy carriers require an ATP to get hired. My suspicion is if you had your applications submitted, you'd have job interviews this month, even with your separation date being a ways out. Point being, don't put unnecessary restrictions on yourself.

To add to Xaarman's advice: Look into who has flow agreements, find which bases have junior captains, and see who has the best bonus money. Do everything you can to live in domicile.

I intentionally excluded those locations because I would not put money on them sticking around for the next 30 years. One of the greatest values of being in domicile means not having to move again and being able to fly any of the equipment the company owns from any seat (ie WB FO or NB CA - all fleets). NY is shrinking thanks to getting steamrolled on scope with Jetblue. Same with Boston and DC. Chicago isn't a very big base; neither is PHX. LAX will probably stick around, but it was a colossal error to let Jetblue move from LGB and codeshare with them. Now they occupy AA gates and are set up to expand. PHL, like LAX, will likely still be there in the future, but again, I would say it's far from a certainty. The point here is that there are more variables involved than the *current* fact that Airline X has a base in City Y.

AAL just had an indoc class of 70 pilots (second class of 70 for the year; still under-performing their goal). If you want to live in Charlotte, Dallas, or Miami, you should be able to get to one of those locations within 6 months. If you're not interested in those areas, probably best to go to another carrier.

Looks like we're safe until at least March, thanks to Uncle Joe Manchin

The mega back door Roth. They're trying to kill that will the BBB legislation: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiPwsb5wOn0AhXQK80KHYz8B9EQFnoECAIQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.investopedia.com%2Fthreat-to-mega-backdoor-roth-conversions-5211038&usg=AOvVaw3J08yxL4EMszO3Fhn_Hqmb https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiPwsb5wOn0AhXQK80KHYz8B9EQFnoECBsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fadvisor%2Fretirement%2Fcongress-to-end-backdoor-roth-conversions%2F&usg=AOvVaw3fMzxppRuCqctITOsdrbkJ

Incorporate it into your 3-5 minute bio when they have you introduce yourself; put together "tell me about a time" stories with your RPA experiences that include CRM, time-critical decision making, and/or something that makes you sound relatable. Don't overthink it too much.

My suspicion is that's where it stemmed from. I don't think it was that long ago that new hires at FedEx started out on the panel for the 727/DC-10.

As mentioned, if you still have some GI Bill, it will pay for a significant portion of your training. Unless things have changed, you should be able to count 500 hours of your FE time towards your ATP; that means you'd need a 1000 hours to get picked up at a regional. Piedmont, Envoy, and PSA all just got big bonuses tacked onto their contract. They also have a flow through agreement with American. Plan on it taking 2-3 years before you feel like you're making progress, but it will happen. Good luck.

Speaking of, what happened to Capt Crozier? I'm also curious to see if these two guys will be responsible for more officers being aggressively and publicly candid. The DoD is usually a dozen steps behind, and with social media's ability to amplify a voice to hundreds of millions of people, I wouldn't be surprised if we see multiple leaders taking a note from Scheller's playbook.

Haven't pulled the trigger myself yet, but from all my research and discussions, Trident with tuition assistance is the best bang for the buck.

Jon, do the lender credits typically cover 100% of closing, to include all the title fees?

How many of those compelled vaccinations were of the mRNA variety? It's not unreasonable that people are leery after witnessing how almost every aspect of the pandemic was mishandled. When the anthrax vaccine was introduced, there was serious skepticism as well. It was at least partially warranted: I know two people personally that had severe side effects from their shots and anecdotal stories of several others who had adverse reactions. None of this would be an issue if the pharma CEOs, military, and gov't all guaranteed compensation to families of individuals that reacted negatively to the inoculation (ie death or systemic health issues). It's curious to me that on one hand we can be so convinced of the "science," but on the other, if something were to go wrong for an individual after taking the shot, we'll get fed the line "correlation does not equal causation." To be clear, I hope the Covid vaccine is the medical miracle of the 21st century and that we'll look back on this situation as a blessing in disguise, realizing the virus acted as a catalyst for a historic leap in immunological technology.

If the last 16 months has taught us nothing else: If something is boiled down to a catch phrase and wielded as a cudgel, be wary.

I highly, highly recommend everyone listen to episode 1671 of Joe Rogan's podcast with guests Bret Weinstein and Dr Pierre Kory. It's the closest thing that I've seen to an incontrovertible conspiracy theory play out in real life. Summary: Critical information on the benefits and efficacy of the drug Ivermectin for treating Covid has been suppressed by media outlets, tech companies, the pharmaceutical industry, and the government for almost a year now. It's possible that Covid could have been close to completely eradicated within six months using this ultra-inexpensive, ultra-effective treatment.

Boys, if you get hired somewhere, keep all your other apps on file and updated for at least a year. With the amount of movement going on right now, you'll probably be able to switch companies with minimal loss in seniority and be able to end up somewhere with a domicile that works better for you.

I've heard several stories of Lending Tree working out for folks. Worth a shot since banks will go to you; let us know what you find.

Six graduates? Are class sizes significantly smaller and drops happen more often or what?

Many folks have benefited from this lil' sneaky. However, be cautious: Not long ago they changed some rules with regard to Cat-E dudes getting promoted. If you're an O-4 looking to make O-5, Cat-E might not be for you.

There isn't time back home during the workday to get a little smarter. What gets measured gets managed; OPRs, Christmas parties, bullshit taskers, rejected vouchers, and "insert nonsensical tasks," that's what your boss is going to hassle you about. Not how tactically minded/proficient you are. Now, if you're saying that "leaders" at the SQ/GP/WG should ensure everyone has time to get better at flying-centric duties, I couldn't agree more. However, at this point, the onus is on the managers, not the squadron line flyer.

What's the latest scuttlebutt? Any prognostications for 2022? Now that were close to 90% of 2019 TSA numbers, I wouldn't be surprised if we'd actually be at 120% if all the international flying were back.

Maybe they should've put this level of effort into keeping an eye on that bio lab in Wuhan.