Guys, staffing sucks here right now. I'm no company apologists as anyone can read on here, BUT please remember that this is the worst time of the year we are talking about. Things almost always get better in the fall. I had a buddy on reserve who flew 3 hours one month last fall and ZERO hours in one month last spring. Could be awful if you are commuting but if you live in base it could be OK too. Flying does drop off in the fall from peak so the nightmares don't happen like you hear about now. That same buddy of mine said prior to this summer he had two days rolled off in 3 years. Since the beginning of the summer, he has had something like a dozen days off continually rolled. I'll drop him a line and see if he'll show me his before and after schedule for July.

I can't, of course, guarantee what next summer will hold or if you will still be reserve subject to what we have been talking about. Only you can decide what you want to do based on what situation you might find yourself in come next summer.