Originally Posted by
kfahmi
I know nothing about how reserve really works, so here's a basic question. Let's say you've got 4 reserve days in a row and then 3 days off. If they call you on your 3rd day of reserve, are they limited to giving you a 2-day trip or can they spring a 4-day trip on you?
And when you're on reserve and they call, is it usually a quick trip or a 4-day trip? Or is that just totally the luck of the draw?
The trip they assign has to finish within your reserve period or you can refuse it. That doesn't mean you won't end up getting stuck somewhere for an extra night due to weather or a mechanical issue though, but that could happen to anyone.
What you get assigned is luck of the draw and kind of depends on the base. When I was based in FAT I almost always got locals or very short trips because people would drop turns. In larger domiciles there will be more 4 days to go around to reserves.