Originally Posted by
FangsF15
The controlling fact is status at time of report. In that regard, yes you are a Reserve pilot (on 1 Dec).
BL, the only time you get 1800 “protection” on your first day of reserve LC is if the preceding day is vacation. Being a “regular pilot” is irrelevant, and does not get you any extra time off on the first day of LC.
This is not completely true. Anytime you are coming off a day other than a non-fly day you get the 1800 report protection. If a REG pilot finishes a trip on the last day of the bid period that is not a non-fly day. Also, any day that contains training (primarily this will be CQ), is also not a non-fly day and gets protection.