Call for Draft?
 

Anybody getting called for draft?

I got the call yesterday for the first time in years.

D/H MEM-MSP
Operate MSP-OAK
D/H OAK-MEM

I had to decline.

Happy Christmas all!

4 calls in the last 36 hours. Still sitting by the fire with the kids! :)

I received several DRF calls too (not the first time this year). So we are not really overmanned to cover the route system. Our alleged over manning must be compared to the most efficient/least expensive levels where remedies such as VLT, DRF, and VAC cancelations are used to cover a percentage of the flying. It is management’s job to seek efficiencies. It is ours to gauge true need (which would justify amending our CBA) versus greed (which attempts to achieve efficiencies on the back of our pilots).

Called twice in the past 18 hours.

Haven't called me either...

Opps.. I'm in the pool still... J/K :D


Hopefully, no one will pick up time so us poolies can help you guys get some seniority.....

Merry Christmas Everyone

Whale

pay it forward,,
 

OK,,we all change our vips contact number to Whales phone #,, sooner or later he's gonna slip through and get a trip assigned,,and then he can claim squatters rights to a seniority number,,, merry xmas W,,you've earned it.

Thanks for the Humor!

Ok... Whose the wise guy that gave out my number? :D

Whale...

PS.. How are are all you other poolies doing? Maybe another thread...

O must have done some early Christmas APC reading....his new 'O gram' addresses recent drafting and how it relates, or doesnt, to manning.

A nice warm fuzzy from those of us out of work, it is still nice to know some people can turn down the opportunity to make money. "Merry christmas to all and to all a good night"

If you're out of work, my prayers for you and your family...

If you're "baiting" :eek: This isn't the place for it... The reason for turning down the draft, VOL and whatever terms they have is to improve future CBA's, and the quality of life for all pilots.

This wouldn't be specific to FDX. We had those that always picked up trips making it very difficult to get a better CBA or add pilots to the ranks. If you are out of work, you should also be in agreement.:rolleyes:

Blessings....

Whale

Actually the reasons to turn down extra flying right now at Fedex has nothing to do with CBA improvements. More than likely most people dont want to pick up an extra day over the holidays and in this WX fiasco spread over the entire country. Besides, once you volunteer for a trip, they got you on the hook for anything they may decide to do with you. Been there, done that, no thanks.

Couple years ago I got called to fly an airbus from Denver to Memphis in the AM of Dec 24. Scheds said I'd be back in time to catch the jumpseat home in the afternoon. Wouldn't be gone from home more than 7 hours. My wife's parent were in town for Christmas so I turned it down. Turns out the plane went to ABQ first. Didn't get back to Memphis until after the afternoon sort. And being Christmas eve there wasn't an AM launch back to Den. Would have been stuck in Memphis for Christmas.

Any time you accept a draft trip, or volunteer for a trip, for that matter, you accept the fact that "sh!t happens", and in all probability you are going to be the sh!tee. That goes double during the winter months, and quadruple during the after-Thanksgiving-thru-New-Years timeframe.

JJ

Just got called for the second time today and I don't live in Mem. "Sorry I''m loaded..."
Does that put you on the spin dry program?

Supposed to get home the 23rd, Revised to get home the 25th. BS

I gotta say, with your screenname, you probably won't get much sympathy.

So do you get 150% of 150% for the extension?

Wow, all you guys getting called? I feel so left out, oh yeah, I marked the option "do not call" in VIPS. With even the discussion of overmanning, and possible "de-manning" scenarios for our junior pilots, just can't seem to keep the old universe spinning serenely around my ugly noggin'. There's more to life than hosing others to my benefit!