Bob, you leave out one important detail. That is that when they first opened up the SRP/OSM classification positions in the mid 1990s, they were filled mostly with ramp employees who were slotted in with whatever they were making on the ramp. I worked with quite a few on the ramp that were making about $15-$17/hr back then and they went to AFW and started as an OSM/SRP with their current ramp pay. Therefore, a large number of them didn't start at the bottom of the OSM/SRP scale. Many of them ended up getting their A&Ps and of course got the license premiums.