Originally Posted by
Gilligan13
For those who fly in the reserves and the airlines is it hard to balance both? Seems like your going to spend more time away from home trying to maintain currency in both. How many days do you have to fly in the reserves in a heavy unit? And is active duty that bad? Seems that the navy guys enjoy life more than the AF.
It certainly can be difficult. The best advice I can give, after being in the Guard for the last 19 years in 3 different states, is to drill in your home town. The commute coupled with the airline can be brutal!
I have done it both ways. Trust me. Do it the easy way.
