Originally Posted by
tankerdude
50% pay isn't accurate. 50% MPG is, and is a mixed bag. Yes, you are earning less, but you are also only working 7.3 days a month (assuming bottom 1/3 and working MPG and 5 hours a day). At 7 days a month, most of us will have plenty of time for a side hustle to make ends meet.
This isn’t entirely accurate. Assume most will be on reserve, so working 8-9 day per month. On the plus side, if you live in base, you probably don’t have to work at all except for a landings class every 90 days. So, if you believe that the company will furlough 3000 at the end of year, it’s the difference between making zero with some health benefits or making $5k to $6k with all benefits and B fund contribution for 8 days a month or less. The biggest benefit of this scheme is that, if the gamble pays off, the company is in a position to get you back to full mpg faster than if it has to grow out of a 3000+ furlough hole.