I know a FR captain who upgraded fairly recently and was indeed forced to go to a base where he does not want to be, Hes only getting fuzzy promises from PB about getting to the base he wants sometime next year, so now with Jet 2 recruiting, once he has 1000 hours pic (Jet 2 requirement), hes off, and good on him, FR need their ass kicked, if your gonna treat people this way, with the current climate, they gonna **** off to an airline that will help them.
Its such a simple thing to get guys into the bases they want but I genuinely think FR enjoy going "he wants to go to 'A' ok well lets send him to 'B' for a minimum of 12 months"(often 2 years) so Im loving the fact that now guys will put up with 'B' to get their hours then its "seeya"
DDA