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Old 08-02-2015, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by TankerDriver View Post
Don't know how the fighter world does it, but we preflight and leave a jet in a "ready to go" state if we have to respond. There is a required response time, which usually means we're on base. Most units that have an alert mission have a temporary living facility for the aircrew on alert. Every day on alert was one active duty day, so if you could pull 3 or 4 days of alert per month, it added up to quite a nice somethin somethin at the end of the year, not to mention an extra 50+ retirement points per year. It was a good deal, but like all good deals... sooner or later, they come to an end.
When the Guard first started pulling alert in the tanker world it paid 2.5 days of Title 10 for each 24 hours of alert duty. Typical tour was 2 days so 5 days of pay. It made Guard Bumming a very lucrative profession.
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Old 08-03-2015, 10:00 AM
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Sounds like the bumming is impossible for fighters unless you work 7 days a week maxing alerts.
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