Originally Posted by
IAHB756
Unfortunately the ones who abuse military leave (always have it on 4th of July weekend/Thanksgiving etc leaving the rest of us to bid in PBS knowing there is no chance in Hell of getting a holiday off) make the vast majority of good military/United pilots look bad.
If you are an O-3 and below, you will likely be sitting more than your share of alert duty on 4th of July weekend, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New years.....You're welcome.