Originally Posted by MikeF16

Fighters don't use reserve so this is all really new to me. I've sat alert, but that was a live in gov't quarters 100 meters from the jets and when the klaxon goes off be in the air in 5/10/15 minutes (depending on alert level).

Does Spirit also have a long call? A friend of mine who is very junior at another airline and only just finished ioe was sitting long call from his home a good 4-5 hour flight away from his domicile. I thought that was a pretty good deal .