Ask yourself why the AOA Prez wants the quitters in? What are the demographics i.e. rank, AGE? What is the company needing?
Look at the demographics of the AOA. The S/O’s, JF/O’s, F/O’s, SF/O’s surely out number the Captains. He needs all the quitter captains to get age 60 passed (no F/O or below in their right mind would sign for 5 years increase in retirement age). If he doesn’t get the numbers, he and NR will offer an increase in pay for the grades below Captain to get the right seaters to sign.
It will be just enough to for people to think of themselves and not as a whole and well............enough said.
The only way for F/O’s to protect themselves is not to let the quitters in at a reduced re-joining fee. If they want age 60, make them rejoin and pay for it.
After this 49er deal, don’t think there will be too many new hires wanting to join the AOA. May as well save themselves 1.5%.