Originally Posted by
gcsass
Hey Rock, as one of the bottom 200...THANKS!!! I really appreciate your effort and am glad it is doing some great things for your life as well. Wouldn't it be funny if all the bubbas who could go on MLA just up and went for a year or two. I believe that all the manning issues would be instantly solved and then some. Enjoy your time off and all the extra time at home...I hear it is beneficial in so many different ways. Perhaps I'll get the opportunity to find out soon......
S/F
Well, I'm as much a team player as the next guy, but I won't try to claim my reasons for taking an LOA are entirely unselfish. It really is a nice change of pace, and if a person can afford it financially, taking a couple years off from flying the line can have some real payback in other areas.