Full reserve question
06-16-2017 | 04:34 PM
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That's one option, but IMO its way better to bid 3 days on at a time and use a single PB day to drop the middle day. An alternative strategy is bid 5 on and drop the middle day. Not quite as good but still severely limits what they can give you. With that strategy you can often get almost a month off (with the occasional 1 day trip or SC unused) with the PB days earned from a single reserve GS. Now that's some serious ROI.
ROI data is still being calculated.
06-17-2017 | 12:15 PM
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yeah and I heard they totally don't mind that either. With the aforementioned strategy though, you'd hardly ever get a SC anyway with only one day of availability the whole month. If you did, obviously you'd have to be there, so slightly less sweet for commuters than locals, but still an epic QOL for the month considering a single 5 day (for extra pay) made it possible.
06-17-2017 | 05:51 PM
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Q: What happens to my payback days if they are not used in the current year?
A: If the days have not been used prior to January 1, they will automatically be converted to supplemental (SUPP) vacation days to be used in the subsequent vacation year.If you wish to use the days in January, February, or March, you may enter a request for a personal drop (PD), or APD and when awarded via PCS, contact a Crew Scheduling supervisor to have the days of the personal drop converted to payback days, if desired . This will be shown on your Schedule as TOFF .
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06-17-2017 | 05:55 PM
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That's one option, but IMO its way better to bid 3 days on at a time and use a single PB day to drop the middle day. An alternative strategy is bid 5 on and drop the middle day. Not quite as good but still severely limits what they can give you. With that strategy you can often get almost a month off (with the occasional 1 day trip or SC unused) with the PB days earned from a single reserve GS. Now that's some serious ROI.
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06-17-2017 | 10:05 PM
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Then either the contract has changed or you got a one time good deal. When I tried to do it in 2014, it was reversed. Here is a quote from the current SRH:
Q: What happens to my payback days if they are not used in the current year?
A: If the days have not been used prior to January 1, they will automatically be converted to supplemental (SUPP) vacation days to be used in the subsequent vacation year.If you wish to use the days in January, February, or March, you may enter a request for a personal drop (PD), or APD and when awarded via PCS, contact a Crew Scheduling supervisor to have the days of the personal drop converted to payback days, if desired . This will be shown on your Schedule as TOFF .
Denny
Q: What happens to my payback days if they are not used in the current year?
A: If the days have not been used prior to January 1, they will automatically be converted to supplemental (SUPP) vacation days to be used in the subsequent vacation year.If you wish to use the days in January, February, or March, you may enter a request for a personal drop (PD), or APD and when awarded via PCS, contact a Crew Scheduling supervisor to have the days of the personal drop converted to payback days, if desired . This will be shown on your Schedule as TOFF .
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06-17-2017 | 10:56 PM
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06-17-2017 | 10:56 PM
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I'm sorry if I missed it earlier, but, I thought PB Days are only useable from the bank if they have reserve coverage? Also if you GS and have remaining RES days aren't you forced to use them in your next set of RES days (assuming they're in the bid period from which you earned the PB days)? So for instance, I'm on an X day on the 22nd, I GS and then I'm on RES again the 28th-1st, won't I be forced to use the PB day in that RES period?
06-17-2017 | 11:09 PM
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I'm sorry if I missed it earlier, but, I thought PB Days are only useable from the bank if they have reserve coverage? Also if you GS and have remaining RES days aren't you forced to use them in your next set of RES days (assuming they're in the bid period from which you earned the PB days)? So for instance, I'm on an X day on the 22nd, I GS and then I'm on RES again the 28th-1st, won't I be forced to use the PB day in that RES period?
If you are on reserve and get a GS on your off days you get PB days that start (basically) on your next scheduled on call day. You bank PB days when the end of the month rolls around and you haven't been able to use all the PB days you are due. In your example of 28th-1st, it depends on what bid month the 1st is in. But yes, your off days roll over to be used on on call days in the same bid month. This is what allows one to "Roll Thunder."
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06-17-2017 | 11:29 PM
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If you get a PB day in April, you can use it on your APD/PD/reserve day in may of the same year. Your above reference is just in the transition/liquidation of last year's PB days. No reference, just my experience.
06-17-2017 | 11:30 PM
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Some will tell you all kinds of secrets and tricks to sitting reserve, but i find myself at the mercy at CS when all said and done. You are sitting rsv, unless you are senior 5% sitting rsv, you will be abused at times, it is plain and simple. Whenever i try to "game" the rsv rules, i almost always got the short sticks, so just bid for days off you need, and good luck. Some months you will get called alot, others not as much (unless you are the plug, then sorry)
2. Be 50% or higher
3. Bid Weekends off/ fly a GS
4. Get days off at the end of the month/ PB days in your bank
Great QOL for me/pay. I'm around top 40% in category. Its hard for me to bid a line.
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