Originally Posted by
Superpilot92
These guys that lived in base could basically collect 75 hours pay to not have to work very often if they played the system right. Also under the NWA system when you did the long groups of days straight you got a couple of free days off with the 24 in 7 days rule. so typically they'd get 15 days off a month. For guys that lived in base and didnt want to work, it was a good deal.
I used to do that all the time when I was on the freighter. At one point I went four months without a call. Amazing.