Originally Posted by
Gunfighter
Now you are mixing trip coverage and methods of compensation. SS is trip coverage, PB days are compensation for trip coverage. RES get pay + PB (compensation) for a GS, QS, IA (trip coverage). Line gets pay and credit plus pay (compensation) for GS, QS, IA (trip coverage). GS, QS, IA are all premium steps of trip coverage that are compensated differently based on status line vs reserve. SS for line only is a discriminatory step of trip coverage, PB for reserves is a different method of compensation for steps of trip coverage also available to line.
The whole point of SS was to get lineholders to take trips before reserves could get GS with PB days. With the recent devaluation of PB days it is reasonable to expect SS for reserves.
Look, I understand the difference. I’ve flown plenty of SS and plenty of GS on res to get PB days.
You can argue the semantics all day and it won’t change my opinion.
There’s only one thing I want fixed with respect to SS: only one SS per PCS run. No more grabbing three on a single run and filling up a schedule that way.