Airlines Accomodate Military Reserve Duty?
07-21-2012, 10:04 AM
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Airlines Accomodate Military Reserve Duty?
How do airlines accommodate military reserve duty? I read on another forum about a regional pilot who seems to drop at least one trip every month to accommodate military reserve duty during the weekdays. Are these drops automatic?
07-21-2012, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Counselor
How do airlines accommodate military reserve duty? I read on another forum about a regional pilot who seems to drop at least one trip every month to accommodate military reserve duty during the weekdays. Are these drops automatic?
07-21-2012, 10:17 AM
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I can only speak for my airline (RAH)...
I send an email to the Leave of Absence desk for drill prior to the bids being released. So to get my drill dates off for August, I usually try to submit my military schedule no later than July 5. If I know my drill dates for several months out, I will give them the dates I have, but I try not to schedule more than 3 months out because the dates can change.
When the bids come out on FLICA, my drill dates show as a pre-assigned activity, so the system will not award trips on those days. You are not required to provide orders, but generally if I will be out for a week or more I submit orders with my request.
Feel free to PM me if you have other questions!
I send an email to the Leave of Absence desk for drill prior to the bids being released. So to get my drill dates off for August, I usually try to submit my military schedule no later than July 5. If I know my drill dates for several months out, I will give them the dates I have, but I try not to schedule more than 3 months out because the dates can change.
When the bids come out on FLICA, my drill dates show as a pre-assigned activity, so the system will not award trips on those days. You are not required to provide orders, but generally if I will be out for a week or more I submit orders with my request.
Feel free to PM me if you have other questions!
07-21-2012, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ExperimentalAB
Can't say for other carriers, but one thing SkyWest is fantastic about is MIL Leave. They're very supportive and make it very easy. That's something, at least, to be thankful for ha...
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07-21-2012, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Counselor
Do military duty days count against minimum days off, or do you get your minimum days off plus your military duty days? Do they just fill in your minimum hours in the remaining days?
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07-21-2012, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ExperimentalAB
They do not count, as long as you get your MIL paperwork faxed-in after your schedule comes out. Wouldn't suggest doing it prior to the bid.
07-23-2012, 02:04 PM
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There's one fundamental reason why airlines are so military friendly...it's because of the Reserve guys sitting around waiting for the call. Some guys in my squadron work for G.E. or for the local hospital, etc., etc., and even though they have to respect USERRA, their employers still give them grief because there's nobody to cover them.
07-23-2012, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Counselor
Do military duty days count against minimum days off, or do you get your minimum days off plus your military duty days? Do they just fill in your minimum hours in the remaining days?
Thanks for the responses.
Thanks for the responses.
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/re...guard-guy.html
07-23-2012, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by amcflyboy
There's one fundamental reason why airlines are so military friendly...it's because of the Reserve guys sitting around waiting for the call. Some guys in my squadron work for G.E. or for the local hospital, etc., etc., and even though they have to respect USERRA, their employers still give them grief because there's nobody to cover them.
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