Reserve Ordering (Section 8.C.) 

Reserve assignments are made from the Reserve availability list at each base. Reserves on this list at bases located within the 50 United States and Guam will be grouped based on their number of days of availability and classified as having 1-, 2-, 3- and 4- or more days of availability in accordance with their number of “on schedule” days remaining before their next scheduled days off. Reserves in International Purser and LQ sub-bases will be similarly grouped within their sub-base. LQ Reserves will only be grouped within their primary language. 

Reserves at international bases (currently only LHR) will be grouped based on their days of availability and classified as having 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, etc. days of availability. 

Within each group, Reserves will be placed in credited flight time accrued (TMAC) order, with first-in-first-out (FIFO) order, based on the scheduled arrival time of their previous assignment, as the first tie breaker if two or more Reserves have the same TMAC. If two or more Reserves have the same TMAC and the same FIFO, the more senior Reserve is at the top of the list and will be assigned first. 

Reserves will progress within the availability list in this same order throughout the month. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: TMAC INCLUDES STANDBY RESERVE ASSIGNMENTS, THE TOTAL VALUE OF TRIPS WORKED (INCLUDING DEADHEAD AND RIGS) AS WELL AS ANY OTHER CREDITED ACTIVITY THAT HAS OCCURRED “TO DATE” DURING THE MONTH (SICK LEAVE, VACATION, TRAINING, ETC.). 

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