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07-19-2015, 04:56 PM

#4541

MoonShot

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Feb 2007

Posts: 1,058

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTSUFlyer

As I'm waiting for indoc to start and contemplating life outside the AF, the fam and I are trying to decide where to move. I'll be working part time for the Louisville KY guard, which is only 1.5 hours away from KCVG. I know KCVG is the smallest domicile. Any one know if it is shrinking, growing or staying the same? Are there talks about it going away? What are the chances of a new guy getting to KCVG quickly? I'm guessing the MD would be the fastest route.

I know I'd be junior there for quite a while, but figure being junior and sitting reserve from the comfort of home would beat commuting even if it was to a line? I am more concerned about QO-family-L. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Are there other better options, maybe an easy commute from Louisville to another domicile?

CVG can't shrink much more without ceasing to be a base. Very hard to get into. 88 would be fastest route but they'll only put guys there to keep captains and FOs balanced. I was based there until about a year ago and the writing is on the wall for CVG. They'd close the base if they could afford the training (company said as much at a base visit). All senior holdouts there now. Even they are starting to bail.

For a reference, I'd still be about 3 from the bottom on the 737 there and I've got 2000+ junior to me at the company.

You might get lucky and get CVG, but don't plan on it.

07-19-2015, 07:44 PM

#4542

Fozz179fs

Summer Reserve

Joined APC: Apr 2013

Position: 73N FO

Posts: 82

Quote:

Originally Posted by tunes

can someone provide me with some healthcare info? or give me a place to look it up on DLNet? Family of 3 including myself and the wife really wants to get off of Tricare reserve select so just curious how much that would cost with DL healthcare?

I was a guard bumb for seven years and have used TRS the whole time. Have since worked for two different civilian organizations including a city government and TRS was thousands cheaper per year! Not sure what Delta has to offer, but like most civilian policies you either pay cheap premiums and have $3-4k deductibles or pay $1000/month for similar coverage to TRS. IMO, TRS is one of the last good deal, Guard and Reserve folks get

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07-19-2015, 09:55 PM

#4543

Sputnik

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Joined APC: Mar 2007

Position: Petting Zoo

Posts: 2,108

Quote:

Originally Posted by tunes

Feel like when I looked it was 250 a month, with a pretty high cap (7k for a family I think). I'm a retiree so I only looked for a minute or two. That said, every reservist I know lives by and loves TRS. I'm on tricare standard, far as I can tell it's basically the same as TRS. I can put you in contact with reservists buds if you don't know anyone at Delta; but at least from a cost point of view I think it's safe to say you are better off under TRS.

Good luck

07-20-2015, 01:49 AM

#4544

blowtheboots

Line Holder

Joined APC: Dec 2012

Posts: 80

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jughead135

Equipment = 1 year seat lock (the recently disapproved TA would've made it two years, with some caveats regarding changing base)

Domicile = no lock (i.e., you can move to the same aircraft/seat at a different base, availability & seniority permitting)

Every time I hear no lock on base, you can bid it each month, I get a little giddy! If only the regionals would start doing this.

07-20-2015, 02:54 AM

#4545

full of luv

Banned

Joined APC: Dec 2009

Position: Narrow/Left Wide/Right

Posts: 3,655

Quote:

Originally Posted by blowtheboots

Every time I hear no lock on base, you can bid it each month, I get a little giddy! If only the regionals would start doing this.

A bit of a misnomer as there has to be an opening to get in and seniority to hold it. Otherwise switch based on every bid if you like.

07-20-2015, 04:51 AM

#4546

AluminumFoil

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Joined APC: Aug 2014

Posts: 191

It's drop day. Hopefully the class will get some more info on future training.

07-20-2015, 05:22 AM

#4547

Jughead135

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Joined APC: Sep 2011

Position: Hates Commuting

Posts: 973

Quote:

Originally Posted by blowtheboots

Every time I hear no lock on base, you can bid it each month, I get a little giddy! If only the regionals would start doing this.

CANNOT bid it "each month"--only each time there's a base/equipment bid ("Advance Entitlement" / "AE" in DL-speak)*. AEs have been coming every 60-ish days for the last year and change, up until the current slight hiatus during the TA voting (originally was to be one mid-June; now advertising for late July).

*and, of course, you have to have the seniority to get awarded such a bid....