Originally Posted by
Superpilot92
there was nothing sweeter than finding a nice trip and trading for it on your own without calling or asking anyone. I could often trade around enough to boost my soft time up by 10 hours or more just by creative trading. Not to mention i could pick better trips all together.
Super,
Most of our PCS changes are all done this way on the computer - you don't talk to anyone . Drops, swaps, pickups, x day moves are all fully automated, and as previously said, run three times a day. You can also put in "standing requests" that will run continuously and award any trip that pops up that meets your requirements, FAA rules, and contractual scheduling limitations.
The system is not perfect, but the mechanics of it are pretty good. One of the biggest disapointments is the limited amount of open time in the pot - this is due to the efficiency of PBS. I am a big fan of PBS overall but this aspect (lack of open time opportunities) definitely goes in the negative colum.
Scoop