Originally Posted by Flyby1206

You're on Reserve for a 5day block. You decide you dont/can't fly but dont want to burn sick time if you aren't going to get called. Mark yourself as "Sick as needed" for the 5 days. You dont get called Day 1-2 but get "called" for a 3day trip day 3-5. You burn 3 days sick time instead of flying that 3day trip, but no sick time is burned for the Days 1-2 where you didn't get called. The "Sick as needed" is non-punitive and doesn't go against a dependability review trigger type of thing.

I wasn't aware anyone still had this in their contract, but it was in AA's for a long time.