Originally Posted by
Viper25
See, I don’t bid reserve because I don’t even understand what you’re getting at here. As a permanent line bidder, I don’t even know where to begin to figure it out.
If I were to understand it, I’d certainly bid reserve more. But absent a WELL-known and vetted one-stop-shop (*in writing*) for these strategies (similar to the summer survival guide type of document), I’m not going to absorb this stuff through osmosis by flying with reserve pilots.
I imagine I’m not alone feeling the way I do, and this is why so many avoid reserve, even in base. While it may come easy to a few just by reading the SRH and 23 S, for most people it understandably needs to be spelled out more. I’d love to bid reserve and minimize being used. I just don’t know how.
While not a comprehensive guide to reserve, the "Navigating summer" guide does allude to what Tennis was talking about re: placing LC days around CQ. Under the "Reserve Schedule Management" section. But it doesn't go nearly as deep as some of the discussions had on this very board, particularly for some of the caveats with the new contract. But how many guides do we need?
Still looking for the "How to maximize 23m7 payouts" guide.