Originally Posted by
johnso29
Anyone can GS, even on reserve days. But if you're awarded a GS trip that falls on reserve days you're not going to get the full benefits of a GS. I have GS'd a 4 day where the 1st 2 days fell on X days. Those first 2 days were straight pay no credit and I received payback days. So I got the days off back, plus the pay was added to my min guarantee of 70 hours.
In regards to Golden Days, you can't prevent the company from giving you GD but you can pick/bid where you want them. You do this between the 17th-19th via icrew. In your case you want to put them on the back end of the month. You can only bid them in groups of 3.
Edit: Denny beat me.
The benefit of rolling thunder is (using the assumption that the greenslip falls always on xdays) that you always get the days paid back - normally you would ask for the payback following any mandated rest, and if you keep the flying rolling, whatever you get paid will be in addition to the 70 hour guarantee.