Ok... so from what I understand and bear with me here, because i often understand incorrectly, Pretty much every airline has a junior assign policy, which basically means that they can call you on your day off and say "Congratulations you are flying today" So I have a couple of questions about all of this... and if I could get some input to how this is handled at your regional I would much appreciate it:

1. How often can they do this to you? I have heard rumors that at Mesaba for example you can only be JA'ed 4 times a year

2. What kind of time can you expect them to allow you to show up at the airport?

3. How does this work if your commuting to work? i.e. I live a base X but work at base Y, will they JA you out of base X even though your official base is Y? Or will they JA you out of base X, and expect you to be there within a certain amount of time? What about if you live away from base I.e. i'm based at MSP but live in FAR.

4. I have heard rumors that if you don't answer your phone they will move on to the next person... is this true or is it like reserve: i.e. once you're called you can't get off the hook without getting a no call/noshow.

5. What if you've done something immediately prior to the phone call that would disqualify you from operating an a/c ... i.e. I'm at my neighbors barbecue and have had a beer or two?

So lots of questions... i know, but thanks in advance for helping a new kid out.