Originally Posted by
Macdacpilot
Same at my unit. Very hard to get participation at the SQ and I VERY rarely MIL drop a trip. I simply pre-load MIL before PBS runs for dates I know I HAVE to be there (usually 1 or 2 days of UTA a month and no more) so that my schedule is built around those days. My other MIL days are on days off. If a guy is senior enough, he doesn't ever have to take MIL cause he just bid around the MIL days, but I don't have that capability (deployments excluded of course). And when I do mil drop, it's a money looser 2.6 to 1.
By the way, I was forced to deploy during my probation...is that considered an abuse by one that is looking at the staffing page?
We're not talking about the majority that play by the rules. We're talking about the ones who toe the line, sometimes unethically and make it harder for the rest of us. Im right there with you, mil leave cost me about $25k in pay in 2015 from a rough wag. Our squadron isnt just short guys coming in, we're short guys even wanting to apply.
Mobilization, you seriously think thats what we're talking about? Its the guys that get hired, finish training, then drop 5+ years of voluntary full time orders so they can go back and get a full time retirement. That is NOT why USERRA was written.