How junior are you? I'm actually somewhat senior.

Where do you fall in the N6D list for tomorrow? 4 above, 5 below me.
Found this with HI25/01DEC

Is there any unstaffed standby shifts in the morning? is there an easier way to check this out without manually counting?

If there are unstaffed standby shifts and you are the most junior reserve person on a RAP and it falls within your RAP window, you can call in the evening and ask them if you are the first in line to get it and if so can it be placed on your schedule. This was a technique I used for the 6:00AM standby shift while on a 4:00AM RAP. I could go to bed knowing what to expect the next day and set my alarm for 4:45 instead of the phone ringing at 4:00.

Also get in the habit of confirming your assignment on AVRS at 1700. If you were assigned flying and don't confirm it can be taken away. I must have missed that one in training. I now know it's number one when calling crew scheduling

once you are on a trip you can volunteer to be put on the reserve turn back list. It's a command in sabre which means they can keep adding onto your schedule. Look up the Griffs sabre guide for how to do it. found Griff's guide, RF 100 VOL then
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