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09-10-2013, 02:53 AM
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"Bumming" is when someone, who otherwise is a "traditional" member (think 1 weekend/month, 2weeks/year (plus a few extra days per month for flying currency)), flies extra. Typically this is because that member is between jobs in their civilian capacity.
So, they are not a full time member, per se, but they might seek full time orders (for a few months to a few years) or, depending on the mission of the unit, they might just fly and take as many trips as they can get their hands on.
In extreme cases, on a day that they weren't even scheduled to fly (or get paid), they might be caught hanging around the ops desk, hawking the fight for potential fallout and flying opportunities. In general terms, being a "bum".
So, they are not a full time member, per se, but they might seek full time orders (for a few months to a few years) or, depending on the mission of the unit, they might just fly and take as many trips as they can get their hands on.
In extreme cases, on a day that they weren't even scheduled to fly (or get paid), they might be caught hanging around the ops desk, hawking the fight for potential fallout and flying opportunities. In general terms, being a "bum".
09-10-2013, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by AUJeep
ok let me rephrase and make the question a little clearer. When you're not flying, what is your real job?
09-10-2013, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by AUJeep
Still trying to understand a working definition for "guard bum", but for those of you that aren't "guard bums", what do you do when you're not flying for the guard?
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09-12-2013, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dudemize
Originally Posted by crewdawg
Stay at home Dad/golfer/live the good life because your wife makes bank! (Smartest of them all)
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