Any Activation Rumors?

[LiveFreeorDie]

Anyone getting the feeling they are going to be activated?

(I am asking because I have delayed joining the guard/reserves until I secure a job I have been hired for but not trained for. If I joined and got activated it would hurt me as much as stop-loss did.)

 

[Jafar]

Well I might be, but I'm a tanker. And I'm not talking about the flying type with gas.

M1A1 Main battle tank.

I'm sure you were probably asking the flying bubbas, though...

 

[furloboy]

Got a call yesterday asking if I was interested in being taken off the retired list. No specifics, they were just checking.

 

[vburgh]

USERRA to the Rescue

LiveFree,

Be sure to research a very important public law called USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment Reemployment Rights Act) of 1994, and apply it to your case. If you are on the payroll of a company, USERRA protects your job very well when you return from serving your country. Better yet, USERRA demands that your employer maintain your seniority as though you never left in the first place. Here's a sample:

"Uniformed Services Employment
and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as amended
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights
Act (USERRA) was enacted by Congress and signed into law by
President Clinton on October 13, 1994. Congress amended the law in 1996, 1998, and 2000. The version shown here includes all
amendments through October 1, 2001. If further amendments are
made, we will include them here. USERRA is codified in Title 38,
United States Code, Sections 4301-4333 (38 U.S.C. 4301-4333)..."

Let's say you sign in for your training on day 1. Day 2, you start training, and day 3 you are recalled. Since you would be recalled involuntarily, you would be assured your job no matter how long you were absent. Were you to volunteer to serve your country, USERRA protects your job for up to 5 years while away.

furloboy,
I'm currently back on active duty after retirement, enjoying a reprieve from the industry upheaval, while getting in some great flying. Even though the intent of this program is to fill RPI 6 staff billets, you should feel free to negotiate a full time flying slot at your favorite wing. The beauty of the deal is: 1) ineligible for promotion, 2) contract expiration supercedes any active duty service commitment, and 3) 1405 time accrued while you were away. The 1405 time is what counts for years of service when recalculating the retirement pay. By the way, USERRA applies just in case you may be reluctant to leave your current job.

vburgh

 

[TankerPuke]

"RUMOR" has it that if we do (oh, we will) go get Saddam to "control his oil" , every tanker unit in the country will be activated. Heard this from an official with the Pentagon.

PUKE

 

[Bloud]

Rumours Hell I am living it!

Ah, I had thos thoughts going through my head over a year ago. Well I guess that is the life of an SP. "First to go, Last to no!"

I'll tell you what though, the soliders and salors relief act is a great thing. Need any good info on employment rights and other info, just ask the SP's, I am sure they know.

 

[KiloBase]

Word 'Round the Camp Fire

You can never know when it is true or not but I have heard something about Jan '03 a stoploss across the board.. but again I have had friends on the ready to go to Kuwait and are still on the ready far past their original dates and these were just regularly scheduled training ops.

Who knows...

 

[TankerPuke]

Bloud-

I hear yah. Our SP's have been activated for a year. They didn't get to deactivate with the rest of us this August. They are currently at McConnell and have heard that they are headed out overseas soon. Good luck to you and the rest of our SP's around the world.

PUKE

 

[Bloud]

Thanks

Well, I am one of the lucky few that has seen the light at the end of the tunnel. I am headed to AMS and UPT so they deactivated me this month. But for my bro's, well I know they won't get to slow down anytime soon. I really feel for them.

God Speed Fellas

 

[Vicman]

Yeah....I'm with ya there bloud. what sux is that all of us (SPs) already mobilized for the last year are gonna face another "mob" meaning we start the 2year clock over! As for re-employment I'm a$$ed out -self-employed CFI. some other guys got my job..and from what i heard he's flying corporate...& I have to suck it up and look forward to being unemployed, out of currency, and have to take a hit on what would have been my total time. Then no one wants to hire you beacause of that and above that they know you're a reservist and hire someone else. too many pilots walking the streets why would they pay to train me, pay someone else when I get mobilized, and repay for my training when i come back? Very sad truth and i always ask why i ever did it...I know its the right thing and I'm just hoping that my home station flying units will give me a slot. just my $.02 bloud i'm very happy for you..keep in touch!

 

[Bloud]

Vic, hang in there. It will pan out for you. This thing will end and the industry will be hurting for pilots again. All the vietnam guys are ridding it out so they can have a good retirement and then the industry will be hurting for bodies again. Just remeber that a SP pay check isn't all that bad. We are getting another pay raise.

Take care and keep your head up.

 

[LiveFreeorDie]

SP's

Always the first in and last out. I always respected the SP's. Tried to get them some hot food and a little conversation when ever they were guarding our alert aircraft. It pisses me off when ever I saw news stories about terrorism and they left out the Kobar Towers. A lot of good guys bought it on that one. And some of them were SP's running into the building to evacuate it. Kind of like on 9/11. What you do is important, sorry a few are paying a higher price than the rest. Keep the faith.

As far as being a prof. pilot, you still have a shot. Seems alot of companies hire based on character/personallity over hours and resume once you meet the competitive minimums. This is especially true of the guard/reserve. So keep building your network of contacts.

 

[Vicman]

thank you

live free..

Yeah, I can't help but feel bent right now cause it's not fair for the SP's that wanna be pilots. But you're absolutely right about character and perserverance..just gotta suck it up for now and drive on. there are always few people at the come through the gates of the base who really make up for all the ones that make us wanna quit our jobs + you sound like one of them.... Thank you sir!


Hey Bloud, I'm hanging in there. the wing king gave me his blessing. i'm taking six months to finish school, I also got hired at the aero club and hopeflly i can graduate this summer with an ATP. i'm also gonna shot-gun my UPT apps to every flying unit.