Originally Posted by
StartngOvr
Question on PB days: I have 5 days in the bank I'd like to apply to first five days next month. Scheduling is telling me I can't have them those days, there's not enough reserve coverage. Is this correct? Problem is further compounded by the fact that my category is below quota for reserves for the entire month, before it has even started. When getting PB days within the bid period, reserve coverage doesn't matter, why should it in this case?
You're obviously already well aware as a 717B yourself who is flying GS on reserve . . . but I think the 717B staffing systemwide is so incredibly far behind where it needs to be, that nobody below 20% in their seat will be able to drop anything including apply PB days, until this fall. A glance at each bases 717B reserve grid confirms this.
If they're sending new hires to Australia for sims, you know it's gotta be ugly. People are still continuing to convert out to other categories as their seat locks expire; the new hires are probably barely covering that and the summer block hours are still not even here yet.