Originally Posted by nwaf16dude

Temping was a sweet deal for commuters. If the company needed to level reserves among the bases temporarily, they would give you a position in another base for a month. They'd give you positive space travel from your home (not base) to get there, and pay you per diem from the time you left home until you got back home whether you got a trip or not. They would also give you a hotel room to sit reserve in. You could also get a temporary block as well, but that never happened to me. It was strictly voluntary, so you'd bid for it on a monthly basis. So, if you were a NYC7ERB, but lived closer to ATL, you would keep a voluntary temp bid in for ATL7ERB for example.