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08-23-2014, 02:26 PM

#2641

Jughead135

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Sep 2011

Position: Hates Commuting

Posts: 888

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sputnik

So on the whole spouse dinner thing with positive space ticket. Do you have any say on the flight date/time? Like to have her come out whole weekend.

Thx

I did exactly that--wife came down on Fri eve, left Tue morning. +1 for doing so immediately when you get the instructions, for best availability of the flights you want....

NB, the ticket may or may not be PS. In my class' case, the training dept bought tickets rather than jump through hoops to get PS for non-DL employees. Ticket is "better" than PS, will earn points even... but you'll pay a bag fee if you check it, for example. Our tickets down to training were the same way -- cost me $25 bucks to get to work (I decided against jumping up & down on the ticket agent's counter whilst demanding, "Do you know who I am?!?"

). They may have worked out a different process by now.... (For reference, I was 16 Jun class.)

08-24-2014, 03:34 AM

#2642

C17flyguy

Line Holder

Joined APC: Jan 2014

Posts: 63

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jughead135

. Our tickets down to training were the same way -- cost me $25 bucks to get to work (I decided against jumping up & down on the ticket agent's counter whilst demanding, "Do you know who I am?!?"

). They may have worked out a different process by now.... (For reference, I was 16 Jun class.)

I had a vastly different experience, in the 16 Jun class... My wife and I were pos space/company business everywhere. Her for the spouse dinner and me for any break of 2 days or more. Never paid for 1 bag and had a guaranteed ticket everywhere I went in training. In fact, 1 jet was so oversold after I booked my company business ticket, they were offering $800 & a hotel stay to 2 pax, but I got to stay on. It will all become clear once you start. Enjoy your time before, you'll be busy once you start.

Try to break away from the forums if you can now that you're hired... The professionals in the New Hire & Training department will tell you everything you need to know at/before you need to know it.

Welcome aboard!

08-24-2014, 11:40 AM

#2643

gloopy

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Joined APC: Jul 2010

Position: window seat

Posts: 12,522

Quote:

Originally Posted by C17flyguy

I had a vastly different experience

I think it was the same experience. The only variable is the $25 dollar bag fee on your way to the first day of training the day before training, since you're not an employee yet. Other than that the same PS applies to all, even in oversold conditions as long as its not oversold when you book it.

08-25-2014, 06:50 AM

#2644

duder

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Joined APC: Apr 2011

Position: 717A

Posts: 243

Another class start today? If so, what was the drop?

08-25-2014, 09:18 AM

#2645

Abouttime2fish

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Joined APC: Jul 2014

Position: MD88

Posts: 1,357

No new class today.

08-26-2014, 04:57 AM

#2646

bamaguy

On Reserve

Joined APC: Sep 2013

Posts: 19

Got the call yesterday for 15 Sept class start date! 7 Aug CJO. The start date was pretty much what they told us to expect at the interview.

08-26-2014, 12:19 PM

#2647

Hrkdrivr

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Joined APC: Oct 2007

Position: Fairly local

Posts: 1,458

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamaguy

Got the call yesterday for 15 Sept class start date! 7 Aug CJO. The start date was pretty much what they told us to expect at the interview.

Congrats! Things are really accelerating!

08-26-2014, 01:19 PM

#2648

scambo1

The Brown Dot +1

Joined APC: Jun 2009

Position: 777B

Posts: 7,775

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamaguy

Got the call yesterday for 15 Sept class start date! 7 Aug CJO. The start date was pretty much what they told us to expect at the interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLZA_Z_OEec

Congrats and welcome aboard.

08-26-2014, 04:35 PM

#2649

Sputnik

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Joined APC: Mar 2007

Position: Petting Zoo

Posts: 2,074

So...health care.

Any retired military guys want to chime in. I'm planning on tricare standard...what do you guys do?

08-26-2014, 04:43 PM

#2650

Jughead135

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Joined APC: Sep 2011

Position: Hates Commuting

Posts: 888

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sputnik

So...health care.

Any retired military guys want to chime in. I'm planning on tricare standard...what do you guys do?

Same. I use company dental & vision, otherwise TRICARE. YMMV, with kids/no-kids & wife's benefits/lack of benefits being the biggest variables to consider. Good luck!