I have a question for DAL pilots about Military Leave of Absence (MLOA) and how our company assigns a line holder schedule around MLOA using PBS. Where in the PWA does it address MLOA? I have performed word searches and I can not find it.
First things first. I am a reservist and I don't abuse the system. I "always" put in MLOA before the schedules are run for the following month
Not a requirement and its not abuse if you wait. I do not use my MLOA rights to drop a bad trip or schedule
So what. And I think those that do abuse MLOA are scumbags and make the rest of us look bad
please define abuse, by your previous examples, there is no abuse and only cause a further divide between the military and civilian pilots. With that being said ... he's my beef. <br><rant>
As a line holder, I try to maximize my DAL schedule as best as I can without using the Maximum bid function of PBS. When I enter my MLOA the month before, PBS assigns time with those days. For example, I must take four days of MLOA next month. PBS pre-awarded me with 10:40 of time for those MLOA days. So, in essence, I get penalized by DAL for enterring my MLOA upfront and I lose 10:40 of time from line construction window.
Now, if I am able to be flexible with my MLOA, then I will not enter them beforehand.
ABUSE Alert After I receive my schedule from DAL, I will then use the PCS function and request MLOA on the days I am not working
Why bother, you already have the days off. Therefore, I lose no flying time from DAL and I still get to take my MLOA.
I was curious if any of you (civilian or military) agree with me that it is wrong that I get penalized by DAL for taking MLOA?
Its a self-inflicted wound. Abuse is MLOA-ing holidays or dropping a single day in the middle of a 5 day break of reserve days, or taking mil leave when you aren't doing mil stuff, etc.
Perhaps this was due to a protection written into the contact so that military pilots wouldn't have to meet a full line of time if they took MLOA? In other words, they end up with no days off ... or PBS assigns back to back trips butted up against a MLOA?
Recently I saw in the news where CAL pilots were suing CAL over similar practices reguarding military pilots and flying time as it technically is a violation of the Soldiers and Sailors Act of whatever year.
Mil leave is governed by USERRA not soldiers and sailors. Do your homework, collect your thoughts and post coherently. Please air your self righteous dirty laundry on airliners or call your scheduling chairman.
Any thoughts?
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