Originally Posted by
Xwindldg
Mrfox,
If you think there wouldn't be a flood of guys who would take direct entry spots, especially on bases, then you've got rocks in your head. It would be a huge win for the company if they could justify doing something like that. You're right that it would take time to get it going, but once it's in place it will be here for the long term and we'll still be doing 3 man long haul anyway.
Silly Xwind, did the company need justification to do it before? It was tolerated back then because the contract on base was lousy. It still is, but HK had gone down the toilet in the meanwhile.
There will be guys who will come for the hours, the shiny jets, and a foot in the door. They will leave once they qualify for something shinier, though. I mean its not like they have senority vested. Thank goodness we have a robust training system with the capacity to deal with the turnover.