Originally Posted by
kfahmi
If I were sitting reserve in a crashpad, I'd think that I'd rather be flying an airplane, with a company-paid hotel and per diem....but maybe that's just me? Guys who live in base, now that I can understand...
In my experience, you do not break guarantee on reserve. I am on the Bro which is at the present time better staffed. It sounds like the folks on the jet, as the poster above, have a different story to tell. In my particular case I live in base, and when I was on reserve (and it looks like I will be again here shortly), selecting 'call first' was more of a strategic move to try to get assigned an interesting looking trip in open time. But at my last job, I commuted, and just as you suggested I wanted to FLY if I were away from home.