Originally Posted by
Lambourne
As far as I know they don't allow those pilots on personal leaves of abscence the ability to jumpseat. In the tradition of providing the same level of benefits to all it would make sense to remove long term mil leave also.
Well no it wouldn't. A personal LOA is not involuntary, a MLOA is/can be. There are laws governing MLOA. PLOA is a company policy that can be changed at a whim. Just like UCH taking a long term MLOA out of CASS is their decision, not the FAA's or the other majors would be following suit.
As far as the FAR goes, it depends on your definition of active employee as MLOA get longevity, retirement contributions and their spot on the sli.
It's not a matter of getting "caught". Apparently Delta sees it differently and has determined that MLOA is active enough for CASS entry. I guess the FEDs have appreciated and condoned it as they have been recognized by USSERRA awards for more than a decade.