Originally Posted by
elmetal
You didn't have 19 days off. You ended up unused. You were still a reserve. Could you have taken a family trip? Could you have had a drink? You weren't off.
Valid point. I could drink afterwards, not too big of a day drinker. Half the time I forget I'm on reserve, it's not like I sit in my car for 12hrs with my uniform on waiting for the dreaded call. All my point is, that you can have a life and be on reserve, especially when you live in base