Originally Posted by
sailingfun
OBWS's are awarded anytime in the manual coverage process. That is anytime after the 7 am window the day prior. In the coverage ladder they fall after in base reserves but before any premium flying.
The scheduler told me that they are awarded before SC reserve pilots if the trip is leaving within 12 hours. I looked it up and it jived. It worked out ok, because a few days later I got a great GRU trip that I wouldn't have gotten if I got the original trip I wanted.
Better to be lucky than good.
PS: I now see that everyone seems to have figured it out.
