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Already Gone:
Generally, I would think twice about working for a company that starts off by being cheap.  They could save money by arranging an interview by skype - which is basically free.  But, they chose to save money by simply not paying the travel expenses.  It could be a check in the NO column.
But, I have interviewed for companies that didn't blink about plane fare, hotel, rental car, meals, and even a ticket to a ball game, and the job offer sucked.  The lure of lavish gifts sometimes masks deeper problems - as you probably know well.
If you have no other interviews lined up, or the offers aren't coming in, paying your own way might not be such a bad idea.  As far as leave goes, it really makes no difference if you go on a Wednesday or a Friday.  If it takes you a day to travel each way and a day for the interview, you still need 3 days leave.  Taking Thursday, Friday, and Saturday costs you the same 3 leave days as taking Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  You can't check back in from leave until you are physically back at the command, so it makes no difference.  Weekends and weekdays all count the same.  If you try to scam a few days off by getting your buddy to sign you in while you were still out of town, you could get busted - even at the very end of a good career.  This might look bad on a resume.

GLW:

--- Quote from: gogamecocks on Aug 31, 2012, 03:03 ---Thanks for your thoughts. He really has to manage his leave dates for interviews as his terminal leave starts on 12/21/12. I would prefer for him to be retired and home for Christmas(we currently live in different states). Of course, I want him to have a job lined up too but he seems to be getting interviews fairly easy now that he is in his 3-4 month window.

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--- Quote from: Already Gone on Aug 31, 2012, 06:40 ---.........Taking Thursday, Friday, and Saturday costs you the same 3 leave days as taking Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  You can't check back in from leave until you are physically back at the command, so it makes no difference.  Weekends and weekdays all count the same.....

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So many good traditions gone from a simpler time,...

Now basket leave appears to be another casualty,...

Ah well,... 8)

gogamecocks:

--- Quote from: Already Gone on Aug 31, 2012, 06:40 ---
 As far as leave goes, it really makes no difference if you go on a Wednesday or a Friday.  If it takes you a day to travel each way and a day for the interview, you still need 3 days leave.  Taking Thursday, Friday, and Saturday costs you the same 3 leave days as taking Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. 

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Actually, that's not true. You forgot about requesting a special lib day. That costs nothing if you request a Friday or Monday.

HydroDave63:
Isn't special lib supposed to be within a recall radius of 150 miles or something like that?

gogamecocks:

--- Quote from: HydroDave63 on Aug 31, 2012, 07:24 ---Isn't special lib supposed to be within a recall radius of 150 miles or something like that?

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Who knows. If that's true then I'm sure he wouldn't use it for that purpose. He is pretty much a stickler for going by the book. I'm not too excited about the location of this job anyway, but I'll let him decide what he wants to do. As long as there is a hospital around then I can find a job.

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