Originally Posted by
ShortBus_Driver
Hey guys,
I live in Las Vegas and have a class date on Oct 17th. I don't know yet if I will be BOS or JFK based but I'll certainly exit training on Reserve in one of those 2 domiciles.
Can anyone give me an idea of how many days off a month I can expect to get while on RSV in BOS or JFK? My wife just delivered our 1st baby and I'm trying to figure out how many days a month I'll be able to commute and be home, or if we should try to rent our house and move.
Thanks a bunch!
Thanks a bunch bro! Hope there's a way for you to be in my class!
As the new guy on the bottom of the reserve pool, you'll get 18 days of reserve each month (31 days). . depending on the time of the year and numbers of reserves, you may get two days of pre-release (PRL) added to your days off. . so best case scenario would be 15 days. Commuting from LAS, you have good options of commuting but even so, take about 4 days off of that 15 days and you will be home best case 11 days a month. That is if everything with your reserve schedule works out and you are able to commute back home in between reserve periods. It is painful at the beginning so I'd warn her if she is not used to it. I just finished my first year on reserve and as they hire, you are able to bid better reserve lines such as Mon-Sat and during the slow months you may possibly see long call reserve (LCR) on the first two days of your period, which is a 14 hour call out from home. . easily doable from LAS. Good luck. .