The first month after finishing IOE, you'll get used a lot in order to get you consolidated. But once you finish consolidation, you'll find yourself twiddling thumbs a lot on reserve.

Reserve is not bad if you live in base. If you commute in, it's awful. You spend a lot of time sitting around waiting to get called.

No proffering for trips in advance like at Eagle (I am assuming you're at Eagle)...

You cannot pick up open time as a reserve pilot.

Usually you'll get plenty of notice of any assignments, usually the day before. You won't spend very much time on reserve, and you'll be a line holder very quickly.

There's a reserve list on FLICA, where you can see what reserves are available, and you can see who else is available in your RAP assignment window and how much credit hours all the other reserves have flown, and what trips are open. Assignment is usually to the pilot that has the least credit first.

Sometimes last minute trips do come open, but it's a 3 hr call out, and if they need you sooner and you need the full 3 hours, they'll junior man someone who can get there sooner, and then you get put back on RAP.

The Junior FLL CA is a March 2011 hire (around 450 of 1200 pilots). I remember flying with him when he just upgraded in May 2014. - so about a year of commuting for him after upgrading from FLL FO to get back to FLL...

Junior CA systemwide is Jan 2013 hire (around 680 of 1200 pilots)