@pilot65: This has been discussed within this thread time and time again, I understand the thread is massive and many things way back when are irrelevant now but it might be worth you're while to go back at least a year or so and read all the posts, there is a lot of information there, specially related to life on the line, the quality of life while at work has decreased dramatically, certainly not the enjoyable gig it used to be
First, training is not 6 or 7 months, it is 8 to 9 months including line training. Salary during training is your advertised base salary plus per diem, all other allowances don't start until you are released on the line.