Dude.. LOL
Thanks man.

That comment about us ALL having our opinions is spot on.
The crazy thing about the world we live in today is that anonymous people can create a user name and stir up the pot without any ramifications.
At least when you identify yourself and you decide to go off the beaten path.. there is some sort of integrity in that.

Currently there seems to have been 4 "pilots" who got into the UAL Pilot Forum FB Group and did just that, threw grenades and stirred up the pot with "fake news" before being outed and banned.

Goes to show that silly season is upon us.
Until I retire, I'll do what I can to help out my fellow pilots.. especially the NewHires and those new to my fleet.

Always
FS, FP & FtC
Motch

Now.. how about that Vacancy 20-04v bid!

Uhhh….guess I'm not too smart.

C-141's 708th/710th Travis AFB. 1 day notice of mil leave on Aug 2, 1990.....for a year. Who was inconvenienced here?

Seem to remember something happened somewhere that required a lot of trash hauling to someplace hot and sandy.

Only inconvenience for me was that I wasn't flying the Hawg yet to go gorge on the highway of death.

I have 2 honorable discharges, how many do you have?

Those pilots who abuse USSERA serve in a volunteer force, nobody’s been conscripted, drafted, or forced to serve. To claim some moral high ground for “god and county” is a load of horse poop. Every reservist and guard bum I’ve flown with answers the same way when I ask “why do you do it?”. The answer is always “for the retirement”. In fact, if you were to take away the personal enrichment and financial incentive of a military retirement, how many pilots would hide behind USSERA?

As far as being a drag on the system, as pointed out; training, benefits, and extra manpower are all real excess costs borne by the company for which there’s zero ROI. Yes, that is a drag on the network.

Ive had 2 honorable as well, working on my 3rd (thank you for your service Thor) ...We will just have to agree to disagree on this subject.


Now where’s that bid

I'm dumb too. 48 hours notice for one year orders, with a 7-month pregnant wife. That was a real "drag" on my "system".

Can we talk about bids now.

Did I say that I was going to sue? Nope. I just said someday, someone is going to sue and I think they will win. I knew perfectly well what was going to happen going into indoc, that doesn't mean it's right though. Listen, I'm not going to change any ones opinion on here because we all seem to have stubborn opinions. I'm sorry the older crowd has time and money to make up, i get that. However I had kids at home too, I was a zombie commuting across the country. And that would be fine if it were completely random, and it's still fine, that was years ago. But to say someone deserves more seniority than me just because he is older? Sorry not buying it.

To be clear, I don’t begrudge a guy working in the reserves/guard to cross the retirement finish line and get his due. There should be a little something extra for hanging it all out in a force that’s been asked to do more with less.

I do have a problem with premeditated sharpshooting for fun and profit that abuses the the intent of the law, the company, and fellow pilots (and then to hear them brag about it). My previous comments are aimed at abuse which is rare, but it happens and damages the reputations of all. I hope we can agree on that point.

Thanks for working on HD #3!

When the company isn't closing BES’s only to reopen them, and domestic narrow body production gets within range of 7 hrs/day(or even 6) without a dozen 3 hour airport sits/month in a line award, etc... you can preach about what a drag mil guys are on the system and the man power costs. As of now they’re so insignificant the company doesn’t even care. Not even a rounding error. Long term mil leave guys draw zero benefits, they literally cost zero while they’re gone. Why don’t you just say thanks for your service and move on within the realm of your own business?

As far as profiteering? I lose over $500/day just in pay... so yeah try again. That big profit sharing check this year is gonna pay off huge on the 300 or so hours I’ve credited.