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.
Yes it was hard to balance both as a fighter pilot and you will spend more time away from home. I planned on around 6-7 days min a month at my unit. This allows for ground school other required events with a few double sortie days.