Originally Posted by
MarineGrunt
Never really used it as a junior guy, so I got spoiled on the system. If I wasn't doing 6-8hr credit local trips three days a week for the month, it was a kick in the nuts for me.
Guys knew when I screwed up my bid if they ever saw me doing an overnight!
Even as a junior guy now, I'm really looking forward to PBS. I'll probably be flying more crap trips, but I'll have a lot more of my desired days off and a better overall schedule.
The last sentence
may be true from my query of many of those who are paralleling (at least so far), but I think pay will go down for the high-timers and most especially the premium patrol. PBS is designed to eliminate inefficiencies and so less open time will mean less reserve scrambling, less premium and less ability to TTOT. I think most will have a better chance at post award schedule modification via TT with other pilots or picking up what they want to drop. If you are a high-timer, you'll still be able to get some extra, but less open time means less flexibility in doing so and just like eliminating the requirement of paying for conflicts, a lessor requirement to pay premium.
I'm not a high-timer, but I know some premium hounds who will take a big hit IMO. No way to truly know how it will all shake out until ALL bid statuses go PBS and then see how things settle down.