MaydayMark

I suspect he means 4 week bid and 5 week bid?

Hound

Yeah, weeks, sorry.

oldcarpilot

I'm not following how that breaks down. 19 work weeks in 4 months?

hoya saxa

4 week month (28 days) = 19 work days
5 week month (35 days) = 23 work days

Signed,
Master of the Obvious

oldcarpilot

Much more clear... thanks

Busboy

Does that mean that all days are 6.5 hrs? Or, just work days?

TheBaron

Here's how I read your response:
I don't want to move to Memphis on the "chance" I will be employed by one of the best companies/airlines in the world. I know I would be home every night so my wife and kids wouldn't miss me, but still, $60,000 a year. I'm worth more than that.
Don't try to guess my background. You couldn't comprehend that someone would voluntarily put themselves and their family through all I went through just for the chance at a dream.

I hate to generalize but here goes.
There are two types of people in the military.

The first is proud to have the opportunity to serve their country. They are grateful for the exceptional training they received and appreciate the fact it was accompanied by a fair pay check. They understand that family separations and deployments are the necessary cost of freedom. They are generally quiet and serve for the greater good; they don't feel they are entitled to anything.

The second group serves to further their own agenda. Free pilot training and a good paycheck are nice, but deployments interfere with their lives (although they can be a good excuse to drink and ***** around.) When a better opportunity presents itself, they resign or retire. They are usually loud and like to remind people of their service. They continue to use their cute little nicknames, reference their old planes in their avatars/screen names/lanyards/bumper stickers/license plates/ etc. They feel they are "owed something" in perpetuity as appreciation for their service.

We have both types here at FedEx. I won't ascribe percentages, gut I would say the majority fall into the first group (I'm optimistic.)

Try to guess which group I would put you in.

Adlerdriver

Good grief Baron,
Your take on Hawg's initial remarks seem to be a little out of left field. I didn't get any insinuation that he felt the job was beneath him or entitled to anything. He just said he couldn't apply for the job because moving wasn't an option he wanted to consider. He didn't even discuss salary or what he felt he was worth - the salary reference came from someone else.

Did an A-10 driver steal your best girl in another life or something?

TheBaron

You're right. I may have read too much into the "top of the food chain fighter instructor" comment and perceived a smugness that probably wasn't there. End of a long miserable trip and I think my period is starting.

Sorry AK Hawg...you're probably a great guy. Thanks for serving.

JJOSH122

That's when I stopped reading