Very specific requirement in the Article/Section you cited:

Training scheduled during periods when a pilot is normally scheduled to work at a base require approval by the Regional Aviation Director.

That goes directly against your message to pilots claiming otherwise!   You actually do have to get approval by the RAD to schedule it on your normal work-shift days.   And, by approval, that means he can approve it, -OR- disapprove it!

A good boy and do as your told. Or go work elsewhere 

Pilot is not required have their self scheduled dates “pre-approved” by the RAD or to seek “prior” permission when initially

part of CBA ..  

 yes I am a pilot at AMC 

Pilot will attempt to schedule and shall endeavor to schedule on an off work day, but is not required to attend during that Period. You forgot to quote the rest of the section which is three paragraphs long....maybe you're the RAD who botched their improper "beg me for permission" and mother may I memo....spreadsheet and all. Partial truth is actually a lie. 

Seems pretty cut and dry!   RAD is the approval authority for scheduling such training during your normally scheduled work periods!   Without his approval, it's not approved!   Nothing give the pilot the final decision, as you claim, nor the Training Department. 

C. The Training Department is responsible for scheduling training dates and locations. Pilots
shall attempt to schedule training during off-shift periods. Training scheduled during
periods when a pilot is normally scheduled to work at a base require approval by the
Regional Aviation Director. A Pilot participating in centralized training will be provided with
the ability to self-schedule during his early and base month up to one hundred and eighty
(180) calendar days prior and no later than sixty (60) days prior to the first day of his base
month and is encouraged to schedule this training during his off-shift period. If a Pilot fails
to self-schedule training prior to the sixty (60) day period that is prior to the first day of his
base month the Company will schedule the Pilot for mandatory training dates and times.
A Pilot participating in decentralized training will have such training scheduled at the
Company’s discretion based on aircraft or instructor availability.

Pilot is not even required to notify the RAD of when they schedule training and the pilot is not required to ask for permission prior to self scheduling. seems clear the pilot self schedules. If the rad doesn't like it, they can say no and now it's between the pilot and training department. Doesn't get any easier than that.....

You need RAD's approval to schedule recurrent training on your regular shift days!  It is a very clear and explicit requirement in 15.1 C, no matter how much you try to tap dance around it!

You only got to papa D after you've already had it scheduled and can't make it for one of the specific reasons stated.   But, to get that far, you first must have it scheduled, which requires approval from the RAD if it is on a normally scheduled workday.   And, even if you go to para D, it still requires RAD approval if the new dates are on a normally scheduled workday.

So, stop telling everyone in your silly emails that the RAD is misleading everyone and making up stuff in the contract that's not there (like Steps 1 and 2 and 3)

Verbadim:

If a Pilot is unable to attend training during the scheduled training dates due to illness,
injury, a reasonable unforeseen absence, or previously approved excused absence, the
Pilot will promptly notify the Training Department, and the Training Department and the
Pilot will agree to alternative dates to complete the training.

Union letter was pretty clear, its just who who's not getting it because you are the same union troll....and are always proven wrong time and time again.

Heres another one for you. Wheres the reference that says the RAD ever has to approve your training and just doesnt let you go uncurrent, or that they cannot deny your requeat to attend on your off time? See, your argument is wrong and understanding and comprhension are hard for you.

Let the big boys and girls handle business...

If the pilot self-schedules himself at a time he is normally off, no approval is needed.   If he self-schedules himself on at a time he is normally working, he needs approval.   Call it approval, pre-approval, whatever, but it isn't approved until it's approved.   Simple!

Union letter was not clear, and full of nonsense!   Steps 1, 2, 3??   Nonsense!   Isn't in the CBA that way, you're making stuff up there.

15.1 C says the RAD "Training scheduled during periods when a pilot is normally scheduled to work at a base require approval by the Regional Aviation Director."  RAD doesn't have to approve training scheduled where you've scheduled on your off week.   Only for your on week.

If you are outside the 60 day period, you are free to pick dates whenever you wish, and seek RAD's approval for times you've picked that conflict with your shift days.   CBA doesn't mandate him approving those dates, it gives RAD total discretion.   If you don't pick dates outside the 60 days, they will pick them for you!  It becomes mandatory at that point.

If your currency lapses because you don't go training before it lapses, it's on you per 15.1 B   You'll be on unpaid leave until you get current.  

 You'll lose the grievance!   The CBA doesn't say anything about the company must endeavor to schedule you for training on your work day either!   So, again, you'll lose the grievance

It says training scheduled and not attempted to be scheduled. Guess we'll never know.

anytime you work more than 14 days straight you have to have RAD approval. recurrent is 19 days straight. So, lets all flood their emails with request. When they deny it and you go uncurrent, they will be liable and have to explain why to the company and to your lawyer. I bet the Pilot wins that case.

you are unprepared or bust your training rides.   Your off for 7 in a row, and training is only 5 including the travel!   So, not likely you'll be >14 unless you've been doing workovers too

to attend recurrent because its less than 14 consecuitve days. In other words I can self schedule my recurrent on my own and I am not requried to notify or ask permission from a RAD prior to scheduling it. If the RAD denies the request now I only have to endeavor to schedule it on my off time, I am not required. Totally makes sense now. The RAD language was total fluff language to make them feel like they have any real authority over my time off. Oh, and even if Im scheduled inside of 60 days by the company, if I cant make it to those dates its is up to me and the training department to reschedule, again not up to the RAD.

to attend recurrent because its less than 14 consecuitve days.

Correct

In other words I can self schedule my recurrent on my own and I am not requried to notify or ask permission from a RAD prior to scheduling it.

Correct, unless it is on one of your regularly scheduled work days (shifts) at your base.  Then you do need permission.

If the RAD denies the request now I only have to endeavor to schedule it on my off time,

Correct, and if there are openings on your off time, like the first time you self-scheduled it, you SHALL sign up for them.  

I am not required.

Not wanting to is not endevoring to!  IOWs, you are required if it's available.  Not wanting to work on a day off is not a valid claim when you are required to endevor to do so.

Totally makes sense now.

Cool!

The RAD language was total fluff language to make them feel like they have any real authority over my time off.

The RAD language was what can require if he want, since it is his discretion to approve / disapprove all requests to schedule training on a regularly scheduled work period (shift).   Noting "fluff" about it, and they actually do have real authority over approving and disapproving it!

Oh, and even if Im scheduled inside of 60 days by the company, if I cant make it to those dates its is up to me and the training department to reschedule, again not up to the RAD.

Not exactly.   It up to you and the Training Department to agree on dates, and if those dates are on your normally scheduled shift dates, 15.1 C the RAD's approval shall be needed!  That straight forward explicit requirment didn't evaporate!   And, also remember, if you can't attend those mandatory training dates they assign you, and you lapse, you go on UNPAID leave until you get trained, since you could have endevored to do it on your OFF days.  

because its not required, thats why.

after that, I only have to endeavor to schedule on my off week. black and white in the CBA. Youre right, this thing is super easy to read and understand.

The RAD's approval is needed anytime you are trying to skip out on your regularly scheduled shift to go to training!

It's better in the end for the company to bring a pool guy in and pay him base pay while I'm also at training getting paid base pay. Any cash they're saving stealing 5 days of my off time is lost in the overtime they have to pay me per 15.5A.

You are attempting to substitute your work shift for a training day.  You're schedule is at your base, and is a 12-hr shift.  It is not a training day.  Matter of fact, training is expressly excluded from your obligation to provide 182.5 shifts per year.

Appendix A

Work Shift: The Pilot’s salary is based upon 182 ½ work shifts per year. A “work shift” is defined
as a minimum of twelve (12) and up to a fourteen (14) hours of duration. A “work shift” does not
include training, meetings and travel to or from training or meetings on an off work day.

So, you are trying to skip on the scheduled work shift by substituting a training or travel day in as one of your work shifts at the base, and that would need RAD approval.  Maybe they have coverage, maybe they don't, so it's up to the RAD to decide whether to keep you on your assigned work schedule, or allow you to skip out on it for training. 

Then I'll make sure to get my off-duty day request in right at that 180 days early so he has half a year to figure out how to do his job and arrange coverage! If not it's a good thing I have sick days accrued to recoup my time off!

Training scheduled during periods when a pilot is normally scheduled to work at a base require approval by the
Regional Aviation Director.

And no prior permission is required

Does that number take into account vacation and sick time?

Your pay is based on you working at the base 182.5 shifts per year, or 2190 hours, covering the base's revenue operation.  And, according to the CBA (that you negotiated), a workshift is:

Work Shift: The Pilot’s salary is based upon 182 ½ work shifts per year. A “work shift” is defined
as a minimum of twelve (12) and up to a fourteen (14) hours of duration. A “work shift” does not
include training, meetings and travel to or from training or meetings on an off work day.

So, you, by trying to schedule your training on a normal workshift period is using pay earmarked for your workshift to pay for training.  So, you are substituting a promised (by contract) shift coverage for something the pay wasn't designed to pay for.   Therefore, its like you being sick or on vacation getting paid to go to training. 

When you are sick or on vacation, you aren't working at your base on a workshift, they take money from your vacation or sick time accounts to pay you for not being there.  Here, you are trying to go to training and have them pay you for not being at your shift too.   So, would you rather they pull from your sick or vacation balance to pay you for going to training?   You owe them 182.5 work shifts (revenue generating ours) per year, and you aren't giving them that by trying to schedule your training during a normal work shift. 

You are forcing the company to use additional resources to cover the hole you've created!   That's why it needs the RAD's approval to attend training on your normal work shift, regardless of when it's scheduled!

it will vary depending on your RAD and other things. don't bother getting would up about nothing

15.1 C  Training scheduled during periods when a pilot is normally scheduled to work at a base require approval by the Regional Aviation Director.

You keep intentionally dropping that requirement.   It doesn't go away!

But, you will lose it in the arbitration since the CBA expressly requires it!

Your salary is based on 182.5 12-hour shifts that does not include training to/from.  It is not up to you to approve training on a regular schedule shift yourself! 

RAD approval required!

If it is "clearly" there, there should be a direct and clear exception to that in 15.1C   It isn't there.  You are making stuff up.   The RAD's approval is required for scheduling training on what was a normally scheduled work period.   No excepts to that in the CBA.

Cry at your grievance.

You are not going to win at your grievance system board arbitration hearing!  

I hav a lot of sick days to use. Not a problem. 

Bear with me now.

God forbid the RAD loses his mind and APPROVES *gasp* the training during scheduled duty days? Is he now stealing from the company?

I'm stealing company time!

My salary is 182.5 shifts not including training. If I'm training during those work days then I'm not on a work shift and therefore stealing money. If he approves me should I report my RAD for time theft?

You are trying to steal it by scheduling yourself without permission!

I don't need RAD approval for sick days.