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Old 10-30-2016, 08:42 AM
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slimothy
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Originally Posted by TristarJS30 View Post
This is a bad thing?
It's a great thing. You are living the dream. But your comment fails to take into account the realities of a guy who commutes to sit in a crash pad on reserve, then gets assigned a 4 day trip. 85% of the time CS tries to give me a 30-40 minute callout, which I refuse, because I need the full 2 hours, which still does not give me enough time to prepare enough meals and snacks for a 4 day trip. I am genuinely happy for guys who can live in base and hold a line full of day trips, but we are negotiating a COLLECTIVE bargaining agreement, which should improve QOL for all, including transcon reserve commuters, who also require nourishment.
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