Originally Posted by
thndr8
You have no benefits for 90 days. I believe you are in CASS after you get your ID badge and if I remember that takes about a week. If you need to go home I'd talk to your instuctor. Honestly, you should've done your homework prior to coming to training. I have a daughter and picked up medical for $275 a month from United Healthcare for those 90 days. And if you plan on commuting from the east coast to Skywest, your wife needs to plan on being more independent than what she is now because you will be gone alot. You needed to find a support network for her before you interviewed. A week prior to training isn't the time figure out what you need to start this job.
Thndr,
Thanks for the info.
1st, I just took her to the ER yesterday, this happened in the middle of a trip. She other than this, she is a healthy 25 year old, so the time lapse in benefits was not our 1st concern previously.
As to going home, I had no previous conception that I'd be trying to come home to see her in the 1st week or 2 because I planned to be gone for the entire GS and Sim, with maybe a break between GS and Sim to come home for a couple days.
Third, she is entirely aware of what me being gone is like. We met as a Pilot and FA 3 years ago, and while she's not an FA anymore, I still fly, so we're aware of the lifestyle.
Bottom line, pneumonia in both lungs is serious, so I'm worried about her, she's being treated and should be ok, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to be there during a tough time. If I were staying at my current position, I'd take FMLA in a heartbeat, it's just hard to do that your 1st week of class.
Again, thank you for the info, but the dose of condescending "you should know/do homework/she needs to be" was far more than necessary to answer the question.