Originally Posted by
Shaggy1970
Out of principle I am not going to pay or use points for the jacket.
That's your choice. For as much as I will use the jacket (a lot), and about $130 out of my pocket, I'll order the jacket now, and worry about being reimbursed from the company later. Would you accept the jacket from a Capt that bought/donated one for you?
Originally Posted by shaggy1970
I am going to wait for the first JA call when off probation in about a month and say "I will be happy to help you in your time of need but I need a leather jacket" I want to see what the response is going to be.
You know what their response is going to be? It's going to be, "Uh, ok...does that mean you will fly?" or "I'll get you the 800 number to Cintas, and you can order one....will you fly now?"
Your point is well taken, but I don't know what will be accomplished by throwing this in the face of a flight crew scheduler.