Originally Posted by
Ferd149
I feel strongly both ways

To tell ya the truth, yes you would be stuck with the first break a lot. I remember one trip, on the way back from AMS, I gave the other FO his pick since I had "taken" the last break going over. He said he didn't care, so I shacked him with the first break again.......he wasn't happy

. Hardly talked to me at all when he came up.
Yeah, you me a and Buzz gotta stick together. Just remember, thems Jar Heads was just PE majors who couldn't pass the AFOQT. Kidding, just kidding........I'm love'en the HBO series "Pacific"! Some tough kids, I don't think I could have done that.
Ferd
OK, first break sucks and are nearly worthless. Captain pay is great, but getting the choice of first or second break is worth the upgrade in itself. In many years of international flying as an FO, I rarely met a Captain that would forfeit his second break claim.
Must run, All for now.