Originally Posted by Mattio

Maybe the reason you don't hear about it at all is because there aren't many expats and not many people can get away with being away from home for that long. Add to that the fact that they can pretty much put you in whatever SCL silo they want so it could be a Saturday and you have 14 days left of rsv and they put you in an early silo while all the 3 day guys are in a later silo. When that early 3-day trip pops in, you get it. Kind of like what they frequently do right now with guys on 5 or 6 day blocks. At least if you are on a 3-6 day block of reserve days, you have a good chance of having some guys junior to you who are also on the same amount of days. If you're on a 22 day block you're probably on your own and they can put you in whatever silo/start time they want.