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Lifestyle of Helicopter Pilots

Guest pilot with luck
Guest pilot with luck
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8 hours ago, gear3green said:

Where did you saw this? 

Not sure the exact name of the document, but it was sent to guys that were joining a Reserve unit that wasn’t being offered a Palace Front/location bonus. It did list Patrick though.

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On 3/13/2020 at 8:07 AM, Danger41 said:

Not sure the exact name of the document, but it was sent to guys that were joining a Reserve unit that wasn’t being offered a Palace Front/location bonus. It did list Patrick though.

I can also confirm a $20K ascension bonus is valid

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On 3/6/2020 at 6:54 PM, Danger41 said:

Not a helo guy, but I did see recently that helo pilots are being offered a reserve bonus and Patrick was getting a location bonus as well so I’d venture to say that your odds are pretty good. Best of luck!

EDIT: I'm an idiot, and somehow didn't see the later posts here :facepalm: Please ignore.

 

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