Originally Posted by PK387

I’ll echo what the other guy said. I live in base and almost always bid reserve as a NB FO and love it. Instead of having a crappy line working 90 hours as a junior lineholder, I sit short calls from my house or the golf course. I get every weekend off and every holiday off, even year one, because you’ll be one of the most senior guys on reserve after a couple months. And I’ve been amazed by how little they call me to fly. I flew zero hours in January and zero hours in February. Picked up a nice trip in March just because I didn’t feel like going back to the sim for landings. This month (May), I got paid a little over 84 hours and blocked 4. Granted, summer is coming and it’s going to be busier, but as a prior-mil guy without any previous 121 experience, I’ve been really surprised at how well in-base reserve works for me, even at the legacy with the worst rules.

P.S. This is as an east coast 737 guy.