FlyinHigh:
do you not read between the lines ?? or the lines at all.. let me explain to the best of my very limited knowledge.
there is NO set days OFF per month ( i.e. 4 days in a row) no mater what anyone has told you.. you get on average or 8 days OFF per month.. and some can be down route while on layover ( as I am as we speak)..
as far as DEC or F/O.. well I just feel stupid even answering this question... hhmmm ... A Captain or a F/O ?? tough choice.. let me think ?? even if you make the same money, I would be thinking of my future elswhere and not choose to be stuck for atleast 5 years as a F/O ( thats how long it takes on average around here, don't be fooled).
remember you are in the MIDDLE EAST.. the F/O position must be the toughest position anyone could ever do in this part of the world, just ask one.
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