Originally Posted by
ITSALLGOOD
Otto, Just to confuse you even more, I will respectfully disagree with Archie. In my reserve unit, only 2 of the 12 airline guys moved to their airline domicile...the rest stayed local. The 2 who moved only did so to work in the training dept or become an ACP. They are only able to drill for one week each month (and have to take MIL leave at the airline to do it = less pay) and are constantly going out of currency with the unit. Guys who live local can can come in with just 24 hours notice to pick up a quick 200+ bucks when it suits them. My point is archie's blanket statement that it is better to move away from your reserve gig to live in domicile does not apply to all...in fact, what I have seen is overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Spot on.... Remember, at Delta you may be on reserve for a year, maybe more, maybe less. On reserve it is great to live in domicile. Once you are a line holder you will go and fly your 3 or 4 or 5 day trip and be away from home. Flying those trips, you will be gone from home for 13 to 15 days, maybe more. You will THEN commute to your reserve job a minimum of 6 days a month and be gone from home. You will be home in your bed 6 to 9 nights a month if you commute to your reserve job. Sure, you can mil leave out of some of your Delta trips but you still aren't home much. Most airline guys I know live at their mil reserve location and then commute to FedEx, Delta, SWA, etc.