QOL not living in base
07-05-2018 | 04:47 PM
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Thanks, I’ve commuted for years before this job so I know the game. It’s not so much getting “beat up” on reserve as the loss of flexibility to work around my wife’s schedule. After over a year on reserve (closer to two) I am absolutely willing to commute to have a line and flexibility again.
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07-05-2018 | 05:13 PM
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I got you. I can see that if you need to change stuff after the month starts. Being a “senior” reserve bidder I’d expect you could find line that gives you the days off you want and least used RAP. I’d actually expect that to improve under pbs assuming you’re a senior reserve bidder.
Hahah Senior reserve is a relative term. I’m not senior and bid down to reserve, I’ve just been on it long enough that I can generally get my 3-4 choice. 6 days on is too long work opposite my wife’s schedule.
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07-05-2018 | 06:21 PM
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If your bidding down to reserve why would you have to commute for a line? Just bid a line in the base you live in. Not all reserve is 6 duty periods. Some are five and give you the whole day at home on both day one and six. Too each his own though
07-05-2018 | 09:35 PM
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QOL not living in base
Sorry I guess rereading it, it was a little confusing when I said “not senior and bid down to reserve.” What I mean is I’m not one of the senior guys bidding down to reserve, I can’t actually hold a line.
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07-05-2018 | 09:57 PM
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