Well...maybe not insane, but ocasionaly sick:D

Which is exaclty why a new hire on reserve can't take any chances in NYC. Be in position and ready to cover a trip within your long call or short call notice. The day you can't make long call from home is probably the same day the lineholders are sick...

It is called reserve roulette and it is something you do not play. Period.

If you are on probation and cannot make a LC or SC trip because you are at home and unable to get to your base, I can almost guarantee you that it will lead to termination. They have had too many instances of pilots trying to game the system, which resulted in GS being handed out when a reserve way by PWA definition available.

Just spend the few hundred bucks a month and save yourself the stress. Plenty of good food joints and sights to scope out while sitting reserve in almost every base we have.

Several NYC venues offer great military discounts for Retired, Guard and Reserve. The Mets and Yankees have FREE tickets on a Space-A basis at home games. If it's sold out, fuggedaboudit. Plenty of great options in NYC besides hanging out at the crash pad.

All I'm saying...if you're sick you're sick

Agree with ACL here. It's a ticket to the big show, and you don't want to pooch it up.

If you don't want to spend the money, MSP, and DTW have a multitude of commuting options, and have better access to the west coast.

Nu

Cue Pineapple Guy.

Here we go again!! Bwahahahahaha!!! :p

No argument here. Just so ppl know they do watch travel net in scheduling. If you check in for a flight then sick out, the question will be asked.

Prior to push back on a commute, I once had them acars a flight telling the the crew to have me get off the jet since I was awarded a trip that was doing to DH from the city I was commuting from.

I took that little action to heat. They have access and use it.

Without a doubt. However, suddenly "becoming" sick the second after you got tagged for an assignment is pretty much indefensible. It's obvious that in 99.99% of all such cases the person involved was just punking the system and got caught. Unless you're going to the emergency room and have the proof of why you need to go and go at that exact moment, you best not try that strategy. If you are becoming sick on reserve you need to call them first rather than busting out a "oh yeah, about that...." once you are tagged.