Originally Posted by
Acoustic2
Hi- thanks for taking the time to reply to all of that.
I understand that the hotel stays during duty are paid for...but what about while commuting? I imagine that the company does not fork out the individual's hotel bill, just curious.
Is there a realistic opportunity to have a side job during the first / second years as a new hire FO? Or, is the schedule so "up in the air" (literally) that it is impossible to hold another job?
Commuting hotel stays are not paid for, neither are crashpads.
Your side job opportunity depends on the company, airplane, and base. If you end up on reserve for an extended period it will be hard to have a side gig. If you end up a line holder in a junior base where you can control your schedule and get a lot of days off, then you might be able to swing it.
Unless you are retiring from the military, consider staying in the reserves...you can probably work as much as you want to and the airline has to let you off. It's rare to be given a hard time over reserve duty from an airline. However...there are plenty of IA opportunities right now your reservists. If you stay in long enough it will probably get around to you.