Upon notification of any Military Assignments the pilot is to present their written orders, if possible, of the planned drill(s), to include the name and contact number of the Commanding Officer, to your Base Management. If written orders have not yet been received or are unable to be provided in advance, submit a written notification to your Base Management that contains this information as soon as known.
Reserve/Guard personnel that volunteer for additional military assignments should attempt to schedule these periods around planned company “days off” in order to minimize schedule adjustments. Upon assignment of the additional drill(s), present written orders or submit a written notification to your Base Management that contains this information as soon as known.
Process: Pre-PBS
All known military orders will be forwarded to scheduling by the 15th of the month prior to the military duty assignment, in order to incorporate the event into the PBS line construction.
A pilot who is not available for a full month will have their eligible minimum guarantee pro-rated based on the number of days available.
Pilots will have a choice of determining eligible minimum monthly guarantee/day off entitlement by choosing one of the two available options listed below:
Option 1: Prorated monthly guarantee andOption and minimum days off (default option)
Guarantee
75 Hours / # of Days on the bid month (either 30 or 31) = (2.5 or 2.42)
2.5 or 2.42 multiplied by the number of days unavailable for assignment = Y
75 Hours minus Y = pro-rated guarantee.
Days Off (Rounded to the nearest whole number)
Days in the month minus unavailable days
X 10
Days in the month
Option 2: Military Days Counted as Off Days (for leaves not exceeding 3 days)
Have the period of Military Leave counted as part of minimum days off (i.e. with two (2) days military leave the pilot would be entitled to eight (8) additional days off).


So, at my Guard Unit, I'm allowed 4 days a month to work/train/get paid. That means that I can either have a guarantee from Pinnacle of 6 days off a month plus my 4 military days, or I can take a pro-rated guarantee for only being available to fly 26 days out of a 30-day month. Still, senior line-holders can hold 20 to 22 days off a month and make guarantee. So why can't I have 14 days off (4 in service of my country) and still make the 75 hour guarantee? I mean is this even legal? Like everyone else, I'm angry as he!! over the new pass travel BS, but this absolutely makes my blood boil. Essentially management is telling us that it's ok to serve our country as long as it's on our own time.