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Originally Posted by 95wahoo
I’m just retired from the AF, and am finishing IOE at a regional now (my last 6 years were non-flying jobs). I live 80 mi south of BOS. I’m considering JetBlue over commuting for a higher paying major, mainly as a way to get BOS based quickly and minimize days away from home while my kids are young (~10 more years). How often are BOS reserves called in to fly? The call out is now 2.5 hours, correct?
If you live outside BOS and don’t wanna move that is a pretty good reason to hang out here at JB.
ANY other situation and I’d keep looking.
I had a pretty easy time on reserve. Hired on the bus, could have held a line after ~8mos. Chose to bid reserve (even while commuting) for the balance of the year. I personally got MORE than 2 hours notice at least half the time. ALWAYS had my long call converted. Got 1 or 2 pre releases per month.
My crashpad roomies on the 190 always had to call a chief to buy a trip for them due to lack of landing currency.
Really not too bad. Reserve isn’t bad here in my experience. Morale is low, there is no rudder on this ship, and some days I want to walk out in grand fashion, but I have to remember I have 2 little ones.