Originally Posted by germb74

I found it VERY challenging to manage both--essentially I was working two full-time jobs to do my 17 days plus contribute adequately at the reserves. Most of my 13-14 days off were spent doing mil duty. The company expects you to do mil duty on your days off. That being said, there are times I rarely asked them to drop below 17 days--they were accommodating, but this usually results in loss of pay protection for reserve assignments while at work. (Hard line converted to reserve line = no 3.65 hours of pay for reserve assignments).