So of course it was a foul. Do you think you were the first person to have this ever occur? NO! This happens all the time, and the only way it is corrected is if you call and complain about it. It would typically take 3 phone calls and 2 emails and then a complaint to ALPA.

You would think that after the first time the company made an "honest mistake" they would come up with a way to fix it for the military member. Nope again. They rely on you to lose money and therefore provide a labor cost advantage to the company. The managers then take a bonus on the labor cost savings.

You think I am making this up?? Each department given a labor budget or man hours. You come in under the budget and you the manager and your sub-managers get a performance bonus.

Abbot found a way to run a slave shop and so did Debbie McCoy before him. Same goes for your pay. You think it was an accident that they intentionally ran a David Copperfield smoke and mirrors show on your pay?? It's bad enough for the non-military guys, because those pay discrepancies are easier to sort out. But, for anyone with any sort of leave (military or otherwise) you can expect a screw job.