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09-28-2022, 06:36 PM
#1631
weekends off? Nope...
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Posts: 2,021
I’m a late 2017 hire in a west coast base and received this email yesterday. Called up planning and it’s legit based on where I fall in the base. FWIW… Bid what you want, you just might get it sooner rather than later.
Back to your regularly scheduled prognostication event…
Back to your regularly scheduled prognostication event…
09-28-2022, 07:23 PM
#1632
Line Holder
Joined APC: Feb 2010
Posts: 65
Just FYI: they don’t inform you when you’ve been selected for lance. I found out today I was selected for October but no training slots available. Took me two emails and three phone calls to SWA crew planning and swapa contract admin to figure it out. November I lost the slot due to going from 49 to 51 in base. 🤷♂️
09-28-2022, 07:26 PM
#1633
weekends off? Nope...
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Posts: 2,021
Just FYI: they don’t inform you when you’ve been selected for lance. I found out today I was selected for October but no training slots available. Took me two emails and three phone calls to SWA crew planning and swapa contract admin to figure it out. November I lost the slot due to going from 49 to 51 in base. 🤷♂️
09-28-2022, 09:53 PM
#1634
Line Holder
Joined APC: Feb 2010
Posts: 65
09-29-2022, 06:49 AM
#1636
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,665
I have an email into SWAPA asking this same question, but I'll put it out to the brains here...
How do you tell on the initial vacancy award if someone (or yourself) got a Lance captain award? As far as I can see, planning just surprises lances with a call saying you're going to upgrade when we feel like sending you. Kinda sucks too for guys that try to clear their schedules like me because my intention is to load it up prior to going to upgrade so that they have to pull those trips.
How do you tell on the initial vacancy award if someone (or yourself) got a Lance captain award? As far as I can see, planning just surprises lances with a call saying you're going to upgrade when we feel like sending you. Kinda sucks too for guys that try to clear their schedules like me because my intention is to load it up prior to going to upgrade so that they have to pull those trips.
09-29-2022, 07:26 AM
#1637
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2015
Posts: 831
I have an email into SWAPA asking this same question, but I'll put it out to the brains here...
How do you tell on the initial vacancy award if someone (or yourself) got a Lance captain award? As far as I can see, planning just surprises lances with a call saying you're going to upgrade when we feel like sending you. Kinda sucks too for guys that try to clear their schedules like me because my intention is to load it up prior to going to upgrade so that they have to pull those trips.
How do you tell on the initial vacancy award if someone (or yourself) got a Lance captain award? As far as I can see, planning just surprises lances with a call saying you're going to upgrade when we feel like sending you. Kinda sucks too for guys that try to clear their schedules like me because my intention is to load it up prior to going to upgrade so that they have to pull those trips.
For others...wait to see if they get a star next to their name on the bid letter. If you don't want to wait for the bid pack, check the training awards and/or look at their board. If SWAPA has a better way I'm interested to know.
09-29-2022, 07:43 AM
#1638
Gets Weekend Reserve
Thread Starter
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,774
09-29-2022, 08:35 AM
#1639
weekends off? Nope...
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Posts: 2,021
So in other words, there's gotta be a better way.
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