Originally Posted by
GunshipGuy
I've run across some mil guys who came back within the past year. Technically, I have to assume they weren't furlough bypass, but if not, what was their classification? Maybe it was an inaccurate take on my part, but I remember one guy who was on his 737 OE who said he had been flying a recon blimp (from the ground) and hadn't flown in some time (+7 years?). Maybe he was above the cut line for furlough. So my question is: were some of the mil guys who have been gone since 2001 been offered the opportunity to come back in 2007/08 and 2010, but passed it up and thus are in this group of 200? If so, how long were/are they allowed to stay in that status--do they have to come back this time around or be cut from the furlough ranks? If the answer is 10 years, how were they able to stay on furlough status after 10 years from 2001? When did furloughing last take place?
Very complicated. Basically MIL guys can come back any time their MIL commitment is over - we do not have to be hiring for MIL guys to come back. The MIL number will probably fluctuate and may come down a little but not much - a friend just went out for 16 months last fall (99 hire).
As far as when they have to come back that is even more complicated. If a mobilization is deemed "In support of " a bunch of things like Iraqi Freedom , Noble Eagle, New Dawn etc, the clock stops ticking. This will include most of the DAL Pilots on MIL LV. So most people on MIL Leave will probably be trickling in over the next few years as others go out on MIL LV.
There may be a slight uptick in MIL guys returning but hiring Per se does not really affect MIL guys returning.
Scoop