Any attempts by the AF to help the airlines out by tightening mil-leave rules are ill advised and extremely short sighted. While there are some that abuse mil, the reality is most don't and it is no easy thing to remain current and proficient in two flying jobs. I always tried to give my civilian employer sufficient notice and never abused the system. Nevertheless, there were several occasions where orders were changed last minute and I was forced to give my employer less notice than I would have liked. I truly believe that the majority of issues airlines see with their mil folks are a result of poor management on AFRC's side. I was offended last year when the AFRC commander sent an email to all pilots insisting we needed to do a better job giving our civilian employers lead time. Bottom line: airline/mil guys are already taxed. Any further pressure will be highly detrimental to AFRC's ability to recruit and retain pilots.

EDIT: mods, not sure how my reply ended up in this thread. Please move to the Goldfein/1500hr thread if able.