That's an unfortunate aspect of being on reserve with a domicile layover. Almost every time I've been rerouted into one, I've ended up getting called 5 minutes later with the balance of the trip on my schedule. Raw groups for the win!

I sure never mind the extra night at home. Not as good of a deal for a commuter.

It's not. You have to be removed from the trip and the balance offered up for any white slips/lineholders/whatever to cover it. Sometimes it works out, most of the time I've ended up with the balance.

It's happened to me numerous times. It's a convenient way for the company to avoid paying for a hotel. As a commuter, it's a good reason to be a line holder vice on reserve.

I'm ready for Kiev to return!

Don't forget to wear your jacket to impress the ladies!

I'll bid back to the right seat.....

You know, you can go online for that kind of stuff.;)

It is when the scheduler is new and sends you to the hotel and you check in before she calls you back to tell you you're no longer on the trip.:D

My apartment-mate on my first USAF assignment had TWO Panteras - plus all the girls! :(

Thanks. As a practical matter, though, either the release you to rest, or they don't. It's hard to imagine how they can argue you've been released to a "rest" that happens to match the length if the original layover, already have assigned you the "new" trip, and be able to convince a neutral that you weren't doing a base layover on the original trip. I'd have to spend time with a CA volunteer to figure this out, but it just seems like a sketchy practice.