Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
For the most part, all Temporary Duty allows is for guys, who live in a base but cannot hold it on the equipment they are on, to not have to commute on a month to month basis. Before I get jumped on, notice I said "For the most part." There will always be exceptions.
Denny
My experience with TDYs is that senior pilots would bid it to get the per diem and hotels. The big change here though is that they'd have to give up all their seniority so I imagine it'd go more junior. TDYs generally go to commuters who don't live in a base period.