Originally Posted by
krudawg
Dude, I don't want to help YOU pull your military reserve duties. I don't care if you think we should all pitch in and help. I did my time in the military and don't want to give Uncle Sam another minute of my time. They tax me and tax me and continue to tax me and now you want me to help you with your reserve duties. No Sir, do it yourself!
Ahem.
All well and good to have this attitude, but make sure to understand what Uncle Sam provides to you and your airline.
Specifically, how about those CRAF contracts that United is a part of every year? Millions and millions of dollars of profit.
Not to mention, if you were to look and see who UA's biggest "corporate clients" are, I'd venture a guess that somewhere up near the top, if not at the top, is Uncle Sam himself.
Uncle Sam is helping to pay the bills, so it would be nice if UA would back off the folks who are playing by the rules when it comes to mil leave.