Yikes, didn't mean to open a can of worms.
I don't deny that some guys abuse the system, but that is not always the case. I think one aspect about all of this that the civilian pilots may not understand is that full time military pilots don't just fly airplanes, they have other jobs to make the squadrons run.
In my case my intent was to go to the airlines and be a traditional Guardsman. With that being said, our unit is hurting on full time bodies due to the airline hiring wave and my replacement is no longer able to take my job due to health issues. There is literally no one else to fill my position and it's a critical job.
I bring this up just to highlight the other aspects of managing 2 jobs that not everyone is probably aware of.