Junior Manning Questions.

[WhiteCloud]

What about getting busted on the release the last day that you work? FO---Please contact Crew Scheduling---

Say again?....Your radio is unreadable..........We must be losing the cell....did you say have a good weekend?.....You have a great weekend too?......

 

[I.P. Freley]

Your release that you get over the radio, you mean?

 

[FSB99]

heard this one in the crashpad a while back..
crew scheduling calls early, o'dark thirty, to junior man you... when they ask for 'first officer....' or 'captain....', grumble sleepily, but loud enough for them to hear you, "honey.. here, i think this is for your husband.."

 

[I.P. Freley]

LOL!!

Better still, assuming you are male... "Honey, I think this is for YOU...."

Gosh, I crack myself up!

 

[Cracker]

LOL...brings new meaning to Junior Manning.

 

[scangadah]

Scheduling: Hi _____, I know it's your day off, but we have a trip that we need covered and your the most Jr. available. When can you be at the airport?

Me: I am sorry but I have been drinking so I cannot fly for you today and tomorrow is not looking good either.

Scheduling: What? You cannot fly because you are drinking? It's 5:30 in the morning and you have been drinking beer?

Me: Who said anything about beer?

 

[TedCFII]

Again...just for clarification....can they penalize you for turning down a junior manning assignment on your day off? cut and dry answer.

I made the mistake and answered my cell phone on my day off once. The scheduler was calling to JM me. I asked are you making me come in? He said we really need you to come in. Do I have to?
We really need you. Well honestly I'm at home and home isn't in Memphis. The schedulers reply was.. "oh, well that's all I needed to hear."

I never heard anything else about it.

Next time they called and the "blocked number" on the caller id showed up I didn't answer. I waited about 3 hours or so and called them back. "I got your message where you calling to let me know of a schedule change to my trip in 3 days?" The scheduler said no we were calling to JM you but we found someone else. I said.... well I don't answer my phone on my days off... she agreed and said I was a very smart man to do that.


I do know of people who have been charged with a JM refusal.. They have to go see the Chief Pilot and from what they tell me his comment was.... If you don't wont to work on your day off, don't come in.