Originally Posted by StandardBrief

I like where your head is at but being in the Army guard while working a regional airline schedule is less than ideal. There are many that make it work but its hard for the individual and hard for the unit. Clearly, the airline HAS to let you perform your military duties but what they DO NOT have to do is pay you your min guarantee. Example, if the min pay is 75 hours per month and you have to cancel a 4 day trip a month or even 2 four day trips, the airline will pro-rate that. At my regional, a four day trip equaled 16 hours of pay. So the money I gave up to go fly in the guard was not recouped. That is probably why you don't have too many airline pilots in the guard units. It's much easier for someone who has a normal job to show up after work to do an AFTP.

I love the guard and I am still in but I have a different job that suits it better. Are you in the training department at your unit? It might be worth coming up with a training plan to present to prospective recruits who are going to the airlines. Like how to work with people on the monthly drills and let them make them up on other days so they don't have to cancel trips. We've already been successfully doing virtual drills. I say we keep that going even after COVID. I can accomplish all that BS 350-1 with a CAC reader at home.

All your manning problems might be alleviated soon, though. I don't see the RTP programs sticking around after this.