Originally Posted by
Captain Beaker
I have some responsibilities that require a days travel each way, what should I look for in a contract to make the situation tenable? I probably need to make a trip once every three months, 5 days total may be doable, 7 - 10 would be magic... short notice and flexibility is fine, but trips are too far to cut short. Won't be forever.
Shouldn't be a problem, unless you get stuck on reserve bidding hard lines which probably don't have more than four days off in a row. That would depend on the company and the domicile.
Also there's a work around since you only need travel once a quarter...bid 4-5 days off at the end of one month and then do the same at the beginning of the next month. Only limitation there is that it won't work if there's a big holiday during that timeframe (unless you're senior in base).
BTW...if your travel is for military reserve duty then you don't have to worry about the time off. They just have to give it to you, plus travel days, plus enough time to rest before and after travel.