Originally Posted by
TankerDriver
Why bum if you're going to skip the regionals? You can fly your butt off as an ART while getting paid $120k a year. Not sure how the C-17 world is doing for bum life, but in the tanker world, I wouldn't survive at my unit as a bum. Just not enough opportunities to make money and fly aside from spending life in the desert. I'd rather be home almost every night and have a steady paycheck until that major calls me. You can leave whenever you want (which is why they'll never FORCE people to be ART's; it's illegal). Being an ART ain't easy, but you probably wouldn't need to do it more than a few years max. I'd much rather be an ART than living the regional life. Different strokes for different folks.
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good point. in the herc world, my unit specifically, the bums fly way more than the techs. generally all the "work" trips go to bums first. the easy/cake trips go to 1/2 TRs/Bums and 1/2techs. Maybe I have been spoiled because my unit pick up every trip we can get our hands on. plenty of CONUS trips to be had if you want to fly.