Originally Posted by
DAL4EVER
Did anyone have any problems jumpseating out following the program on Saturday evening?
This is one of the most commonly asked questions. Rightly so, some of us had to work that Sunday.
DEPARTURE:
I used ABQ*, this is what I know.
We were told 1000 was earliest Saturday departure from campus - after graduation, buses loaded (our group was 1045).
ROW - In July, no flights out after ~1000. This may have changed.
ELP - Some had flights, others were overnighting to take flight in the morning (one of the overnight's was a guy going to RSW aka. Ft Meyers).
*ABQ - We arrived 1430. I had listed in advance on AA to DFW. This was good because 2 others did not list and did not make the flight (full). Again, in July it was the last flight out of ABQ on AA to DFW (ETD ~1600). There were other flights available. Others planned to overnight to take flights out in the morning.
ADVICE:
Do some physical conditioning before going. The better in shape you are, the better off you will be. If you have any questions on this, check out
Federal Bureau of Investigation
...It is not required that you meet these standards, yet it will help. (Don't stress, some of the guys were overweight/not in shape, and they still graduated.)
Bring a DVD movie - our bus had a DVD player. The bus driver could not bring movies, but passengers were allowed to give a movie to the driver so that everyone could watch. 4 hour drive...
Hope this helps!!