canyonblue737
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canyonblue737 said:i thnk 5-7 years is a honest good guess... with 6 being the median and current time frame. FO pay is outstanding and ramps up quickly though.
Alcatraz said:I'd guess 4-8 years for a newhire.
Pinto said:I think that the current approx. 6.5 year upgrade time at Southwest is due to the 2 to 3 years of very limited hiring after Sept 2001. My guess (hope) is that for people hired after 2004 the upgrade time will come back down towards the more traditional earliest possible upgrade time of 4.5 to 5 years (assuming that hiring at SWA continues at current rates and scheduled retirements happen at age 60)
You're assuming no one switches bases to upgrade faster. Most but not all do, so most people have upgraded at 6 to 6.5 years lately.radarlove said:Just questioning your math here. How would 6 be the "median"? The median means there are the same number above and below. From the previous poster's research, assuming it's correct, the absolute shortest time listed is six years, four months.
So a median, taking all of the upgrades into account would be well above seven years.
Where did you get the 5 from? I don't know if that guy's work is correct, but if so, there doesn't seem to be a five year upgrade at Southwest, it looks like it's almost seven years at the earliest, later if you're based in the South.