Currently you have 18 days of reserve duty. If you're a commuter, remember you might have to come in the day early or leave a day late (they can give you a reserve assignment on the last day that will make you stay New York or wherever an extra day). This is particularly true because they consistently release the reserve schedule late leaving you very little commuting capability after it comes out, forcing you to come in a day early just in case. Also, while on reserve your own tap starting at 0200L, depending on how you bid and what you get. Supposedly there is long call reserve but, you can't ever count on it since it is rare and they can switch you back to Short call. While it is theoretically possible to get 12 days off in a row, it certainly is not easy. Sure you can try to take PTO or UTO or call out sick but those are special circumstances and you can't count on any of that. The TA does not appreciably improve the situation.

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