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11-16-2010, 06:11 AM

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BDGERJMN

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Originally Posted by blastoff

Your situation is exactly NOT what he's talking about.

When people talk about difficulty with a 9-5 job, its about employers with no association with the Government or Military. Compared to Airlines, such employers are far less flexible. Getting Mil leave has been streamlined to a rubber stamp at most airlines with the number of pilots on Mil Leave at any given time.

Dude, I get what you're saying. As a flying reservist with a great situation, I'm very lucky. But I also think before dissing(not saying you are specifically) the non gov't or non military affiliated companies for not being 'flexible" to a reservist we might consider their business model. The avg reservist does 2 weeks/weekend a month..not a huge impact to a company in the grand scheme. Add 72 drills and 20-30 more days of ADT/man days and thats a different ball of wax for them to have to figure into their model. All I was saying is it can be done with the right fit/company/job.

11-16-2010, 07:41 AM

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rickair7777

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Originally Posted by ChinookDriver47

Due to the nature of the beast, I am fully expecting to come into work for one day, and have a pink slip the next just so the company can say that they didn't lay me off while I was Title 10.

They can't do that either. Unless they can prove that you would have been laid off anyway due to seniority-based layoffs or elimination of a business unit or entire job requirement they will generally have to wait six months before they find an excuse to can you. Maybe by then you will have a different boss, or at least will have time to jump in the fray and prove your commitment to the company. That would be a good time to keep the weekday drills to a minimum, and avoid AT.

11-16-2010, 07:47 AM

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blastoff

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Originally Posted by BDGERJMN

Add 72 drills and 20-30 more days of ADT/man days and thats a different ball of wax for them to have to figure into their model. All I was saying is it can be done with the right fit/company/job.

This right here is the difficulty for Reserve/Guard aircrew. Most of our own families don't understand that our minimum commitment is far beyond the "One weekend a month" on the TV commercial, and I know there are recruiters that hide this from guys looking into enlisted aircrew too. 5 days a month is bare minimum in most airframes...a chief pilot at an airline understands that is needed to stay proficient in a second jet type; a guy who manages in a corner office next to a bunch of cubes...not so much.