Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
They do that to get your lazy @$$ in to base. If forces you to commute in. LC the next day and then SC the day after.
As for the rest, it has been hashed and rehashed. Tell your reps what you want, and make sure it is addressed. Things like what you suggest could be fixed now via LOA. They will not be fixed like you expect them too, but they will be addressed.
I cannot for the life of me see them penalizing non-commuters. They may just roll the window following an X day back to 1200 or something like that. If they want you on SC, they get you on SC.
I would like to see some of the randomness taken out of it as well. I do not mind SC, and am one of the few that is willing to pull more of it so the commuters can stay at home.
I think we have to be careful how to address this. I have been a lineholder and a reserve - reserve sucks for a commuter (and let's not turn this into a commuter thread). I think we have to fix how short call is assigned - it seems way too random - the whole RAW score thing is a black box that no one seems to be able to explain. There must be a way to come up with a more rational system so you know what might happen to you on a particular day (whether you're a commuter or not). Also, I have always thought that our reserve system is way too unfair -especially on reserve when we are busy it seems like a reservist never fills up and is either working or on call all of his 18/19 days/month. Even though I have a line right now I could easily be back on reserve again - let's fix it or at least make it better.