
I also know reserve frogmen who were airline pilots and didn't see a cockpit for 10+ years too. An FTS is *technically* still a reservist although not really IMO.
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911 happened and went Full Time Support for the next 20 years and had seniority at the airline the whole time.It can happen. I know a navy guy who got out of service as a LT, got a job at an airline and went reserves. We're all rent seekers in life, some more than others.

It's clear not everybody on here sees eye to eye on this topic, and that IS a problem imo when it comes to the mixed company of civilian-only airline peers. but that's a hate the game not the playa' kind of thing I suppose. Others? They fiddled with the orders to ensure they were USERRA-counter exempt a bit too liberally for my taste. That said, yes, we all know the furlough Lost Decade guy who got to 7200 AD points in the Reserves.


I know Reserve full time work can be the toilet paper du jour for the airline fanboi crowd, but let's stay classy San Diego. Some of us consider our ARC F/T work a legitimate career on its own merits. It kinda scoffs at the SELRES folks to be frank.Īs to Navy FTS (whose closest equivalent would be the AGR in the Chair Force), not everybody is doing it to hide from airline juniority. Not a distinction without a difference, in my book. Personally I don't find moral equivalency between a Reservist on Extended Active Duty, and a sabbatical-program regAF. Whether this program can be used for the purpose I originally suggested is not going to be decided by anyone on this message board, but I hope that if I were to ever show up in your cockpit after having done so you wouldn't be a dick to me over this reason alone. Whether the filler time is used to squirt out rugrats or fly a RJ seems to be transparent. The point of the program is pretty clear."The purpose of this program is to retain the valuable experience and training of our service members who would otherwise be lost due to separation." Quite frankly, using the program to have kids does nothing to better the Navy or improve the defense of this nation and is just as selfish of a reason as trying to further a civilian career. So if the Navy is willing to let you go for a bit and a airline is willing to hire, why wouldn't you take the deal? Out of some righteous sense of "well the guys back in the day had it tough so I have to as well". It's pretty clear that both sides would have to allow it to happen. Why should their quality of life suffer if it doesn't needlessly have to? Your posts reek of "that guy is getting a better deal than me" BS. They should get a kick out of it.īone for tuna.I have a family to feed too. Have fun explaining yourself to your bosses and military guys in the union.

I have said my piece and it won't change anyone's mind. That one is trying to feed their family with the opportunities available due to unfortunate events.Īlright, I am done because anyone who is dumb enough to do this is going to justify it however they want. The difference between this situation and that one is that this one is scamming two employers. It is not done now because airline pilots are gainfully employed. Going FTS from a reserve job is one path to a career in the reserves.
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If anyone has any experience with this program/package, or could explain it in further detail, please feel free to chime in!Įdit: Keep in mind, it's not all peaches and gravy with this program here, you will have to "pay double-time back" for the amount of time you take in the Inactive Reserves (i.e.- You take 2 years off, you owe the Navy 4 years when you return).The difference is 9/11 and furlough. It's interesting, and it allows Sailors a chance of fresh air if they're on the fence about getting out completely, or if they've personal life course changing events they need to attend to (such as school, raising a family, caring for a sick family member, etc). "The Career Intermission Program allows Officers and enlisted Sailors the ability to transfer out of the active component and into the Individual Ready Reserve for up to 3 years while retaining full health care coverage and base privileges." Hey guys, I'm trying to learn more about my collateral duty as a departmental career counselor and I though some of you might get something out of this the Career Intermission Program.
