Originally Posted by
gloopy
I didn't think they needed to do that anyway since any off day would be 24 hours and the adjoining work day would be another 10 to 12 hours on top of that regardless. Maybe they prefer to put it in the system for scheduler awareness or computer coding or something, but I don't see how it would be legally required on our end.
The more designated rest the better... as it can affect legality for green slips for those who want them, or white slips in a regular line month that follows reserve. I've learned the hard way that simply doing nothing for days on end while on long call doesn't count as rest. If only I could show them what a I'm doing! Of course, the same rules can be helpful when after 6 or 7 unused RES days we must be forced into 30 hours rest.
It's all pretty ridiculous when you step back and look at this system from a distance.