Originally Posted by
Ed Force One
With the switch away from 4-days, one could expect to spend more nights in base, even between consecutive work days, I know I am. It's hard for anyone but the most senior to get exclusively 4 days. 3 and 2 days pretty much have to be built back to back in order to still provide 4 off between blocks.
YMMV
With the switch away from 4-days, one could expect to spend more nights in base
Not really. It's still the same as when there were primarily 4 day trips. However, with the new trip builds, you can expect to work at least 2 more nights away than before if you want to credit more than 72-74 hours. There are so many 10 hour 3 days and 16 hour 4 days now that it's difficult to credit more than that on the original trip award depending on seniority.