Originally Posted by
bigtime209
This is correct. When the next day desk starts working on assignments for the next day after the proffering window closes, the order of assignments is as follows: 1. Flight Assignments 2. Standby Shifts 3. RAPs. They will award each of theses assignments in that order. When someone says "If you proffer for a standby shift, you're automatically gonna get it". That's partially true. If you proffer for only standby shifts and RAPs, then they won't even look at your RAP proffers, they will award you the standby shift since that's the how the order of assignments are done. BUT...if you have an actual trip in your proffers, you will get assigned that first before anything else, assuming the actual trip doesn't go to someone senior.
I agree that this is how it is suppose to happen. However, Flights and Standby shifts are awarded simultaneously. So if you are the bottom guy and you only proffer for a stand by shift and there are open flights you are legal for, then CS will most likely give you the airport stand by shift you proffered for.
When CS looks at your proffers then you will almost without fail flight, airport standby and then a RAP are looked at in that order. So if your last proffer is a flight and you are senior enough to get it then you will get that flight.