If the facility can spare them and not go below national average, which is literally what facilities are supposed to staff to, then it shouldn’t be detrimental to the NAS. Numbers game, right? The magic number is national average.
Well, you mostly heard wrong. You didn’t see JNU to ATL often/at all because networking was important, and selections cared about where you certified before. They wanted to see career progression, not expecting to jump to a 12 from a 5 because “numbers.” The most important thing was what I mentioned before: no constantly changing numbers needed to release, if you applied and were selected, you were released, period. The only variable factor was how long your released date was.
Yes, some facilities were showing evidence of a good old boys network, and NCEPT sought to change that by removing that in the form of guaranteed releases despite certified facility level if you met release criteria. It was just too far of a swing of the pendulum in the other direction, and instead of gradually working towards the middle, each new rule swings the pendulum further to the other side.
You can’t say it’s a numbers game when the numbers needed to transfer change each panel, and they reserve the right to deny transfers regardless of numbers “dynamically.”
Again, numbers game, national average being the target number. You can’t play it both ways.
Mandatory releases regardless of staffing level, even if they are back to 3 year release dates. Black hole facilities are an embarrassment.
A rare case when 32 and I agree. Something to pay attention to.