Better to have fewer guys who really know what they're doing. The world is full of half-assed military forces with civil-service schedules, and we've rolled over more than a few.
What he said. I was in the Reserves, flying heavies (gues which one) and flew fighters before those years. I worked 23-25 days a month for 18 years. Five days a week plus two weekends for full timers like I was. But, like the fighters, no AF in the world has the military power--it doesn't come without work.
GF