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The mil guys I flew with were all done with that lifestyle. They wanted to fly at AA full time. But they were also older. So I don't really have a gauge on how many do this and if it's a normal practice and how much it impacts us.
Most guys would rather work at AA as much as possible. It is unit dependent though. Some guys don’t have much choice, and have to go on long term orders. Most guys that have a choice, will choose the airline because it pays a heck of lot more. But there are lots of factors at work. They are balancing a three legged stool (Family, AAL, Reserve/Guard). Should be in that order theoretically, but has to be switched occasionally.
Also new guys to the reserves (fresh off Active Duty) still have a lot of mission hacker left in them. Takes some time to sort it all out and get things balanced.