The whole idea here is that when you are sick....get a doctors note if it is more than 3 days. Also I heard from someone in the know that he called in sick something like 55 times in year. If he was truly sick he should of got FMLA. Also, he told a chief pilot what he did. If you were to ask for a day off, not get it and then call in sick, no one will know. Until you go and tell a chief pilot.