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Question about pay...

I was looking through the Crew Life app and noticed there is now an updated schedule and pay on there. It's showing per diem for "Bid Period Mar 2-31" about $500 but "Credit" is 38h:24m.

Do we still receive min guarantee of 75-hours/month pay through the completion of training? Like we did during the training delay.

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Originally Posted by Burt123 (Post 2777763)

Yes. You can only get below 75 by being sick or dropping a bunch which you obviously can’t do in training.

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Originally Posted by Mjm8710 (Post 2777057)

I wouldn’t plan on commuting if you only have two days off. Not worth the risk. Also, the guys that went home on the weekends in my class didn’t fair as well in training. Use that time to your advantage to study. Its a fairly quick process. Use the time to your advantage..just my opinion though. Good luck!

Do they provide you hotel rooms on the weekends?

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Originally Posted by wcursino (Post 2780617)

Do they provide you hotel rooms on the weekends?

It’s for the duration of training, unless you have a long sit between events - say systems and sims.

Does Global Entry help us get through customs faster on the line or is it mainly for leisure travel?

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Originally Posted by Burt123 (Post 2786162)

Does Global Entry help us get through customs faster on the line or is it mainly for leisure travel?

There is usually a separate employee line when working a flight.

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Originally Posted by TheWeatherman (Post 2786181)

There is usually a separate employee line when working a flight.

That’s what I figured, thanks!

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Originally Posted by Burt123 (Post 2786162)

Does Global Entry help us get through customs faster on the line or is it mainly for leisure travel?

Yes. It's worth it, IMO. Yes there is a separate crew line, but GE really speeds things along. Processing takes seconds, not minutes. You can't use a crew line when not in uniform, so if you ever travel internationally for leisure, it will even more pay off in spades. Even a couple times saved standing in a half hour plus line is worth the price of admission to me.

Also, there's a program called NEXUS that's a GE type program that works for both US and Canada entry. It's only $50 for 5 years of enrollment. It gives you the exact same benefits of GE, but also expedited entry into Canada. This is the program I've signed up for, and works great for our flights into Canada. It goes require an interview at specific locations that have both US and Canadian customs officers staffed. I did my interview in BUF by Niagara Falls. Makes a great day trip on an overnight (see the falls, etc.), it's cheaper, and you get access to Canadian border crossings included with all the benefits of GE (expedited handling at US border crossings, precheck, etc.) I'd look into that...

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Originally Posted by Burt123 (Post 2786162)

Does Global Entry help us get through customs faster on the line or is it mainly for leisure travel?

I have it and only use it for non-rev leisure travel. Honestly you can go months without flying a international flight, and they have very fast crew customs lines.

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Originally Posted by Viking6 (Post 2786409)

I have it and only use it for non-rev leisure travel. Honestly you can go months without flying a international flight, and they have very fast crew customs lines.

...Unless a couple of heavies/supers landed just before you. It's only $100/year. I got it when I was based in Miami but then again we did quite a bit of international flying. If you are one of those people who get flagged often by immigration I'd definitely do it.