Originally Posted by Otterbox

You get 6 hard days off a month on widebody reserve. Every other day you’re at the whim of scheduling. On basic reserve expect 2 FSB sits or short-call conversions on every reserve period in addition to assigned flying. You’ll regularly get calls after midnight your last day off so they can convert you FSB or short call to bring you into base the first day on reserve and then not use you but keep you so late you can’t commute home.