Originally Posted by GoodJet (Post 3872791)

To complicate the matter further we have convertable long call at my shop so you *can be* on long call and then the next day not on long call anymore. Pretty worthless if you want to do anything substantial. Like camping, being out of cell phone range in general or driving more than a few hours from the airport and staying with friends.

I wouldn't consider that a "day off" at all. Even long call is 12 hours. You can't plan on an event like a running race or team sport on a specific day. You could get called 12 hours before something that was planned for months and miss it.

Other than doing chores around the house, grocery getting and dry cleaning it's not really great for fun life events. Because even long call non convertable reserve isn't a day off it's 1/2 of a day off.

Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 3872809)

14?
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 3872809)

14?
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Originally Posted by fcoolaiddrinker (Post 3872683)

That’s bad but how would you like to give up 3 months of a higher pay rate annually for 12 years?

Originally Posted by FangsF15 (Post 3872851)

18... ;)

I honestly don't get the consternation over wheter you can "nonrev to Europe" or "fish out of cell coverage" on a reserve day. Unless you get used, IT AIN'T WORK. And for me and my family, that's what matters.

Plus, for non-commuters, even being on SC is a non-event - though I don't object to SC being called 'work', regardless of used/not used. I bid almost exclusively reserve, and the number of times I've ever been called for a no-kidding minimum-time report is less than 1% of all the reserve assignments I've ever gotten (that goes for both LC and SC).

Originally Posted by Blip (Post 3873157)

What about the last day of 18 LC where you weren't used that ends at 6 am before you wake up? You can fly to Europe that day. Is that a Schrödinger's cat problem?

Originally Posted by GogglesPisano (Post 3873163)

How about we label unused reserve days as "Work from Home."

Originally Posted by goinaround (Post 3872775)

Agree. I've worked 2 days in the past 4 weeks (short call assigned). I've sat at home for the rest of the time. But I'm a commuter.....I've gotta be prepared to go catch a flight in the afternoon if I'm assigned a morning trip. Therefore, I can't go fishing until I'm well and truly on my off days. Just one data point to support the position that unused rsv days are not "off".

Originally Posted by GoodJet (Post 3872791)

To complicate the matter further we have convertable long call at my shop so you *can be* on long call and then the next day not on long call anymore. Pretty worthless if you want to do anything substantial. Like camping, being out of cell phone range in general or driving more than a few hours from the airport and staying with friends.

I wouldn't consider that a "day off" at all. Even long call is 12 hours. You can't plan on an event like a running race or team sport on a specific day. You could get called 12 hours before something that was planned for months and miss it.

Other than doing chores around the house, grocery getting and dry cleaning it's not really great for fun life events. Because even long call non convertable reserve isn't a day off it's 1/2 of a day off.