H1....reasonable indeed....Southwest is a different animal...yes they do make you pay for the type...the big differences are employee pay,loyalty,conditions,attitude,time to upgrade,philosophy....are generally in the pilots favour.
Most blokes who work for Southwest stay,and they stay because of a vested interest,they dont up and leave,their turnover rate is very low .Their last contract vote showed ares of discontent,but they are so far ahead of anybody,money wise,they are in a class of their own....you would be hard pressed to compare them with other carriers trying to do the same thing.
Generally,carriers that make you pay for your training,stick it to you when contract time comes around....horse and carrot stuff....old school,old fools...new school,new fools(but I reckon more foolish)......tuti...PB