Originally Posted by
BerenErchamion
There's a big difference between knowingly and willingly violating the rules on sobriety, and a temporary mental health issue over which you have no control and which just happened to occur at a bad time.
Mental illness is no different from any other illness. You wouldn't fire someone for developing food poisoning symptoms at an inopportune time, why would you fire someone for this?
Her biggest challenge is going to be maintaining a FAA first class medical certificate. The deferral process for psychiatric issues is a magnificent pain in the rear. If she can get past that hurdle, my guess is that she won't have too much trouble finding work, even if it isn't with United.