Originally Posted by CBreezy

Part 2; it's the only way to cover the 0400-0800 block. Because they can be assigned no earlier than 18 hours prior to the start, the earliest one can start is 0600. So they get around it by giving out a 2359 late start that covers the early morning banks. Of course, it's risky because there's no way I'm going to be rested to do a long day 1 with a 0400 show

Originally Posted by tennisguru

Sort of. To add, key now is that SC can only be assigned the day prior, and that is done around noon. So yes, at noon the earliest they can assign anything is 0600 the next day. The latest they can assign a next-day start is 2359, hence the odd start time.