Can somebody please enlighten me as to why involuntary Field Standby is something that every other major airline in the country, as well as nearly all regionals, can survive without, but we “can’t”? There seems to be a degree of Stockholm syndrome present in the acceptance and repetition of that company line. This shouldn’t even be a question. And Global Reserve? Every other airline has widebodies. We have more, so we should staff more widebody pilots - enough to cover the operation like any airline. Yet UAL sells us operating with fewer pilots by being able to roll all days off but six in your month, saying it is necessary for the operation of the airline. No - it’s necessary to operate the category with LESS PILOTS, because we all are available for more days. FSB and Global Reserve aren’t “necessary for the United Operation”, they’re necessary for the United to squeeze more value out of each pilot at direct expense to their QOL. Every other airline laughs at us for swallowing the FSB and Global reserve pill. Who can blame them?