Originally Posted by CX500T

I'm an in base 75% ER guy, but am usually top 1/3 of those on RES.

I'm prob going to break RES guarantee for the first time post COVID because even thought I'm RAW group 3 and even if I was 1 or 2, I'd still be senior to the others, but because of preposted rest I've been getting hammered this month.

5 day 26 hour trip.
Late enough in day (1730 report) that 1st day guys are usable.

6 junior to me, 30/168 legal. Not a special qual trip. No low time FOs. But they have preposted rest on what would be day 5 (trip finishes with a LIS-JFK day) they are RAW 1 or 2.

Senior, also in RAW 3 , get assigned trip. call CS asking for explanation. "Preposted rest is treated like a golden X day"
"but you've canceled my preposted rest to assign me a 2 day off of SC"
"if there are no legal reserve we will drop a preposted rest if you are otherwise legal"

So basically preposted rest is only sacrosanct until they need it dropped. Kind if like the safety seats Nonrevs can't use but are magically unnecessary if we can sell the seats.

Earlier in the month. We're all RAW 1. 4 of us on SC for a 1400 report. (2 1200-1800, 1 1000-1600, 1 1400-2000)
3 day trip. I'm 5 day. The 2 1200 guys are 3 day. But preposted rest. I'm the most senior. I get assigned it.

They basically are using preposted rest as a "rules for thee, not for me" where its a "hard day off" until they need you.