Originally Posted by
HBdude
Surely there are those out there who are consulting from their hotel rooms or making calls for their business or tapping on their computer while sitting at home on reserve. Why the specific carve out for military duty?
There are specific legal differences when serving on military duty, especially an active duty pay period, compared to civilian employment. An argument could be made for performing inactive duty like FTP or UTA while on long call or a long layover, but AD paydays are a different category.