Originally Posted by
GogglesPisano
If it's rolling thunder you're talking about: The stars have to align: You have to be senior enough to get multiple GS's, and senior enough to get them early in the month. The category has to be short-staffed.
However, if you manage to get even one (say 5-day) and then get 5 PB days, I suppose that's a win. You could wind up with 100 hours of pay while flying 10-12 days.
Exactly. Rolling Thunder is nice but not necessary at all. Just get something at the end of the month (5 day = 6 PB days etc) and then drop PB's all over next month sched. More pay and WAY less work.