Unfortunately, It’s what you end up flying and the reroute pay associated with it.

 

Thanks for the response.

 

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/l...513170561.html

For those who stay in DC

 

I am going to agree with Sailing here. First off our vacation “value” as paid days off sucks and is industry lagging. I am talking accrual times hours per day. Most airlines have a higher value than us.

OTOH our vacation “flexibility” is awesome. IVDs are not unpaid you are just moving your vacation forward, ie flexibility. APDs are in fact unpaid, but if you want off in the summer they are awesome. The only downside is that I miss the summer GS “feeding frenzy” which is why I think some guys skip summer vacations.

Last summer I was about 80%, this summer about 65%. I was able to hold over 30 straight days off both summers, the last half of July and first half of August. I am not even discussing PB days since most guys don’t have them, but wow if you have a few PB days the sky is the limit.

Like I said our vacation “value” blows in my opinion and we need to improve it, perhaps a higher per day value and a return of paid APDs. On the other hand the ability to work your schedule for days off is awesome. Yes you have to plan ahead and need it lined up by the 20th. The plugs IVDs will drop before #1s APD drops, the plugs APD will drop before #1s PD drops etc.

Granted you only have 1 of each but it works pretty good for the busy summer time and if you wait until after PCS runs start it might not work as well but I am typing this in the middle of 30 plus days off.

Scoop

 

I read your similar guidance previously and factored this in to my AUG PBS bid. Thanks for the info. I was able to successfully slide my VAC forward to where I wanted it.

However, I did notice something on the wide report that surprised me. I bid reserve (no choice but I would have anyway.) There was at least one day during my slide period that was assigned for coverage to pilots senior to me. Despite this, my slide was still awarded, and I got that day as VAC.

Your logic seems sound to me, but it didn’t seem to work out this way in this case. Error in my favor, or is the logic perhaps programmed differently?


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Was the coverage for a line or reserve? Sometimes the coverage cutoff is quite different for lineholders vs reserve.

Scoop

 

I know this has been asked before but does training credit go towards the green slip trigger?

 

Yes. Qual training is pay and credit (See 11.B.1) while CQ (along with vacation) gives you "credit" solely for "GS trigger" purposes. (See the note after 23.U.1.).

 

It was reserve. After studying it more closely, I think it is because I had supplemental days. It was a 10 day vacation block, and the SUPP days fell on the coverage day. SUPP days were unused PB days.

 

Anyone ever done the half month KLOA?

Is your ALV half? Is there a pickup limit? Green slip trigger?