Truth is the company is demanding the pilots get vaccinated, why anyone would do that on their own time is beyond me. The company has been short handed for awhile, with it coming to a head over this weekend. I don’t blame a pilot for gaming the system to spend time with their family. Staffing levels aren’t and shouldn’t be the concern of a line pilot. Not enough pilots to cover that flying, chief pilots have to fly over a holiday, have to cancel flights? So be it, April 2019, 12.6%, are all the reminders I need.

P.S. don’t forget you contractually protected annual physical with your primary care doctor.