Wrong. Not even close.

I would just rather have the extra 36 days a year and 108 extra pay hours a year than the current illusion of "only 6 short calls" that can and are placed in such a way as to burn commuters in most categories very easily.

The current system is almost like unlimited short calls because on day 1 you will get a short call (if you don't get a trip) most of the time (except the very few perpetually fat staffed categories). Even then, only a few of the non commuters in those few perpetually fat staffed categories give a dang if they get long call in the middle of a reserve stint when day one was short call anyway (and often quite early at that).

When scheduling can give you an early SC on day one just to get you there, often the day before, and then work on it as they see fit from then on, its no better than unlimited short calls and as an added bonus, we get 36 fewer days a year off and 108 hours less pay.