Originally Posted by
744driver
One of the other issued you need to remember is that just because a "TX" (Training X day, as Atlas calls it) is placed on your line, doesn't mean it will stay that way...changes are a way of life at Atlas, and that includes while you are in training...any training course, new-hire, initial, transition, upgrade...any training, any line of flying, any line of reserves...change is a constant here.
Beware and be warned...it is not a good thing to go home for ANY reason. Others have already covered the reasons why not to do it...'nuff said on that.
Oh, did I say it already? Well, one more time won't hurt!! Change is a constant at Atlas...
This.
We have had two people go home in our class that I know of. One to go to a wedding of their best friend, and one to buy a house (now that is what I call motivated, LOL). In both cases, it worked out fine, but I can also tell you that I personally had a number of changes to my schedule. Days off disappeared and relocated, and once, we had a time change to our schedule that wasn't noticed until 30 minutes after we were supposed to be there. It was all good though since the instructor didn't figure we got the word, and nobody was scheduled behind us.
We have a number of Guard and reserve folks in my class, and I think their prevailing attitude was that the military can wait. One problem at a time.