Originally Posted by
Ferd149
Ok boyz, don't want to make a karma mistake so here is my question.....
I'm sitting my once no more than twice a year reserve month in April. So my question is......when do I start my reserve beard? I quit shaving after I got home on Monday (done for the month). My first reserve day is the 7th. Should/can I keep my current beard (Joemomma already giving me $hit) or do I wait till the 7th (joemomma's opinion....but she's normally wrong on aviation matters).
Don't want to screw this up!
Ferd
Keep a pressed shirt near a packed bag ready to head out the door to be in the crew room in half an hour. When they call tell them you need a minimum of 2 hours. That gives you an hour and a half to get the beard off. If that's not enough, check in over the phone while running directly to the gate.
Its not like regular shaving where you can make 3-4 glides per rinse. If you have some seniority and you did it right, the most you will be able to remove between rinses is about half an inch. And its going to hurt. But its a good kind of hurt.