Leave regional for air ambulance?

Hacker15e said:
Do you still maintain current (airline) credentials while on long-term mil leave?
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You don't get jumpseat, but most will let you keep pass benefits, health insurance and perhaps other benefits while on MIL Leave. Varies from place to place.
I think in every case, however, you keep your hire date... which means you move up in seniority.
 
Blackhawk said:
You don't get jumpseat, but most will let you keep pass benefits, health insurance and perhaps other benefits while on MIL Leave. Varies from place to place.
I think in every case, however, you keep your hire date... which means you move up in seniority.
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At my place you move up in seniority, but not longevity for yearly pay increases.
 
Soku39 said:
Civilian job counts against duty time in the military (almost no one pays attention to this reg because you would never be able to fly at the unit as a part timer with a civilian career if you did) but military work does not count against duty at the civilian job ie the same thing as flying a 5 leg day after "sleeping" on the couch in the crew room for 2 hours after catching fed ex as your commute, you weren't on duty. Sometimes I end up working 10, 11 or 12+ days in a row between the two jobs, it gets tricky and exhausting, but such is life.
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Not what I was referring to, but the other posters figured it out.

deadstick said:
Yea...but it's LifeTeam. Also, they'll always be hiring.
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I work for Lifeteam, but it's in the islands. They will always be hiring. That's for sure.
 
I guess it depends on your regional. If you are at a sinking ship with no realistic chance of upgrade and you already have 1000 hours 121, I don't see why you wouldn't jump ship.
 
mojo6911 said:
I guess it depends on your regional. If you are at a sinking ship with no realistic chance of upgrade and you already have 1000 hours 121, I don't see why you wouldn't jump ship.
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Because in the time he will be gone for training (several years), much can change, especially with the challenges regional airlines will face. Who knows what the landscape will look like in 3-4 years. If, when he is done, his regional is out of business or a bad place to be he can move on.
 
At Envoy (I assume same for all AA wholly owned), you build seniority, longevity and you keep jumpseat/non-rev bennies.
 
aobt14 said:
I recently received a pilot slot in the Air Force Reserve and will be heading out to OTS/UPT soon, so that's a factor.

Suggestions?
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Professionally speaking, I think it's bad form to start with a new employer knowing you'll be out the door soon.
 
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