Sorry to interrupt football season, but I had some questions for the reserve guru's.

What reason would someone volunteer for more short-call days? Is it solely to get the extra 1 hr of pay? Are short calls less likely to be used typically?

I live in base and am trying to figure out how to best work the system.

Also, if my preference is one day trips above all else, do I simply put that in the PCS option, "Qualifiers to be used only if needed to fly"? I put one day trips in that option, but it made it seem I was telling PCS I WANT to fly a day trip on reserve, as opposed to simply saying, "if I HAVE to work my preference is a day trip".

Hope this isn't too confusing. Thanks!