Originally Posted by
Puddytatt
If you don't want the SCC PNC, you could bid them the last 6 days you are on call for the month so they can't convert you before that. Then just YS a trip to knock them out maybe? Not sure if you can YS a 4 or 5 day on an X-ray the day or so prior and maybe force a 30/168? If you could get a earlyish report late finish 5 day the day prior to the 6 short calls, and strategically bid earlier short calls on the last 2 days, you might be able to knock the last two off between needing rest between rotations and 30/168. Viola, no short calls! Obviously a perfect world example.
Not a reservist. Might be some benefit for commuters to strategically bid them, then force drop them with a YS.
It seems that monthly bidding for short call could be a way to force the company to pay you above the monthly max? Bid all 6 at the end of the month while knowing that you’ll likely serve 4+ earlier in the month. Then those last few SC’s will pay you 3 hours each regardless of whether or not you get assigned a trip. Note: you’d get the extra money for the first SC above the monthly max even if you get a trip on that day, but obviously the subsequent SC’s would be knocked out by that trip and I assume you won’t get any extra money for those SC’s that are removed due to the trip.