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04-18-2017 | 07:36 AM

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Trip7

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Originally Posted by MikeF16

With all the senior old farts apparently sitting WS short call, don't get your hopes up. You know a puppy dies every time you accept a WS with less than 2 hours to report, right?

There's a lot of value in the short notice WS for senior guys for many reasons(out and back with an overnight, block to credit ratio 1:2 or better, etc etc). It's a good strategy, especially if you drop your entire schedule.

04-18-2017 | 07:42 AM

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MikeF16

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Originally Posted by Trip7

I'm aware of the strategy. The point remains valid, until they fill up there will be no green slip bonanza as the person I quoted suggested. Barring another "unprecedented" storm of course.

04-18-2017 | 07:48 AM

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With all the senior old farts apparently sitting WS short call, don't get your hopes up. You know a puppy dies every time you accept a WS with less than 2 hours to report, right?

LOTS of dead puppies in Atlanta then...

04-18-2017 | 03:10 PM

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If every day is black, then they can't drop ANY trips (APD excepted).

04-18-2017 | 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by waldo135

If every day is black, then they can't drop ANY trips (APD excepted).

If you're senior, most likely you have the best trips. They go fast on the swap board.

04-19-2017 | 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeF16

I'm aware of the strategy. The point remains valid, until they fill up there will be no green slip bonanza as the person I quoted suggested. Barring another "unprecedented" storm of course.

Your point is valid. But you never know what may happen. If a bunch of 5, 4 or even 3 day trips pop up, especially on the weekends, nobody is white slipping that unless it has very low block. My best ever 3 day WS was a late night departure to AGS, layover 33 hours, mid morning departure back to ATL. Go home. 2 hours block. 15:45 pay. Wonderful.

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Originally Posted by WhiskeyDelta

If you're senior, most likely you have the best trips. They go fast on the swap board.

Precisely. Even as a junior guy on the 88 I was able to get rid of one or two trips a month via swap board. Many commuters looking for time that can't rely on the WS/GS strategy

04-19-2017 | 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiskeyDelta

I'm not discounting APC as a resource, but this is one of the reasons we have poured big resources into the Mentor program. He/she will be able to walk you through setting up your slips.

Sounds like Ragtop is doing exactly what you say Mentors should do. And they come in different skill sets...Mine was awesome. A friend's...not so much.

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Yes, WS and picking up a swap board trip are the main ways of accomplishing what you're asking. WSs for next month won't begin processing until the 20th 0700 PCS run. Look at 23.E of the PWA for the order in which PCS processes requests.

Also of note, swap board pick-ups can be done now. They are handled outside of the PCS process.

And it sounds like you're quite the mentor, as well.

I say get all information from all sources you can. There are plenty of experienced folks here on this board that can and are more than willing to help.