Originally Posted by
motorboatin
They are purely overstaffed. My point was that if people choose to not take the COLAs there's high likelihood that reserve availability will be so deep you'll barely get used. So, 75hrs pay for god knows how little obligation, or ZERO pay and guaranteed no obligation.
True - I have a friend in Denver that bids short call during slow months and has not worked for 52 days. In spring / summer he bids a line. I would bid reserve if I lived in base.