Letiole, Whoa! She actually received such a letter? Never heard of that one before, but I guess that it could happen. My specific Fed gig entails a very high level of travel; and not a single one of my coworkers have ever rec'd that. Either working or upon retirement; and I have stayed in touch with a number of the retirees.

-As to the poster who mentioned that a friend was flying on the govt's nickel and wondered as to the miles; the "all miles are property of the U.S. government" is boilerplate on all tickets. The government cannot accrue the miles, only the person can. IF you are a government employee, then I guess that your agency could make you cough up the miles on some future flight. As far as being a civilian, have at it.

For the gubment folks out there, most can and do use the miles for upgrades while on official business. No, this is not quite as generous as open market companies. However, it is a very good option and one that makes a lot of sense. As for the agencies that do not allow you to use miles for upgrades; I would opt for squirreling the miles up for year after year and using them when you leave government service.

Hey, there was a hyperlink to the Congressional mandate on this that was posted sometime in the spring of 2000. I searched for the posting a little bit, but could not locate it. Does someone remember which thread it was in? Three UA drink certs to the first person to find it and post the html in this thread. Thanks!


[This message has been edited by Butcher Bird (edited 06-30-2001).]