Originally Posted by
daldude
It is a shame this is happening. Many of us reserve's have built our lives, recreation and activities around the ability to be out of contact for more than 2 hours. This will have a dramatic impact on many individuals and their family's. (The above is just a useless rant)
Believe me, I get it. I routinely use Reserve as an alternative. I am all about QOL. I do NOT want to have Scheduling hard-wired into my skull. I'm just trying to assess our leverage realistically.
What's becoming painfully apparent is that 117 is generating a lot of unintended consequences. On the whole, it seems more negative than positive. I'm very concerned about 2-man crossings > 8 hours, and MUCH more TAFB with long layovers (Int'l and Domestic).
The number of QOL-busting issues that are currently in play is impressive, and only getting bigger. This isn't a mini-LOA issue.