Originally Posted by
upandaway89
I’ll hijack this thread…
How is reserve normally split up for new hires? Assuming 14 days in a 28 day bid cycle, is there a way to stack them in a way to only have commute twice a month?
It is fleet/domicile dependent and seems to vary by bid period...but generally speaking, a super junior person on RSV likely will have 4-6 blocks of reserve in a 56 day bid period, sometimes more. Moving RSV days is contractually allowed, but the rules are restrictive and in practice doing it isn't super probable.
I hope that changes with an eventual TA.
Also, do most junior line holders still hold on to a crash pad, or are there ways to make it commuter friendly with only a few SDF hotel nights at own expense?
Again, it depends. Some junior lineholders use crash pads, other use hotels (there are a handful of 'commuter hotels' near the airport), some just come into the sort and grab a sleep room to get some rest prior to a trip starting.