Originally Posted by
FDX8891
I'll be looking at a relief line in June, possibly. I don't know if I'll even want it. I'll be able to get all weekends off during the Summer if I choose to stay on rsv. I might just choose to enjoy those weekends with my friends and family instead of being left with the crappiest lines possible.
Different strokes for different folks. QOL carries more weight with me than the extra money I could be making with a relief line. Once I get off first year pay then I'll probably be busting it a little more because I'll have a shot at actually making a little money.
One thing people haven't really mentioned is how much of a difference it makes if you live in base. I'm lucky enough to be one of those people. Makes reserve almost a non-issue, especially cause my base is my home town. I don't understand how some people can commute from coast-to-coast to sit reserve. I just don't get it.
Don't underestimate the financial bump having a relief line can give you. I've averaged about $800-$1,000 extra a month on first year pay since I got a relief line about six months back. No matter how crappy a line might be when you first get it, you can always trade it to suit you and vastly improve it, particularly if you live in base. Until two weeks ago I hadn't done a single four day trip in three months and I averaged 106 hours of pay a month. I live in base so I look to swap for day trips, two days and three days.