Originally Posted by rcfd13

Never answer your phone ... Ever. It doesn't matter if you're in your required reserve period or on ready or anywhere. Don't answer your phone. No where in our manual does it say you must answer the phone. You just have to call back or acknowledge within 10 minutes. Not answering your phone means they don't have the option to say "will you accept this assignment?" and protects you from saying yes and accepting something they otherwise couldn't assign without your approval.