Originally Posted by
libertyrisk
Serious question... why would you aggressively pick up SCs (aside from it being the choice of SC pickup or a really crappy trip)?
I let them assign me SCs last month and, of course, they went wild assigning them to me but I hit my 6 assigned SCs fairly quickily and spent my last 8 days of reserve on LC and was never used. I'm NB so maybe it's a different mindset WB but I only flew 5 days last month on TRV.
Don’t get used, get an hour of pay. Not a bad dice roll if you live in base. Especially if it’s a SC where you determine that you’re unlikely to be used.
Maybe not worth the risk for some on first year pay, but for someone more senior up the pay scale bidding reserve by choice it can bid up quick. On the captain side, even the lowest pay scale captains can easily clear an extra $1000/month with zero effort at all.