thats not true. When no one could waive all the flying got covered. Now unless you are in the top 10% you are a distinct disadvantage if you don’t waive. All the waiving potentially above you puts pairings where it wouldn’t have otherwise fit so now when it gets mid-pack if you choose to waive but someone below you does they may get a line and you won’t. If they hadn’t waived the system would’ve unstacked and given you a line and not the guy below you. However, it would’ve hurt the guys above you that got unstacked out of their waiving. The point of it being optional has direct negative effects one way or another. Min days off between work blocks needs to have a specific value for everyone or you are forced to waive down if you don’t want the risk of being on rsv and this is more so in smaller bases. And if we just keep opening up new bases and diluting seniority you never gain any to help yourself or have the flexibility of a big pot of flying in a big base.

the 4 day off should’ve been traded for a higher monthly min. Right now we all aren’t playing with the same set of rules.