Originally Posted by
hindsight2020
Does the Guard not have Air Reserve Technician equivalents? aka dual status full timers in the squadron who accrue both good reserve years and get paid GS-12/13 when not in drill status. That would be the ticket for what you're trying to do. Better than to have to commute between a straight civilian GS job and the guard unit.
My unit doesn't have any openings at the moment, but it's something I'm researching as well. I was originally interested in CBP for the opportunity to fly RW, but that seems like it may not be an option. I'm curious about the UAS side of CBP because it seems like the QoL and time at home could be better.