Originally Posted by GutterGuard

The people I see complain about reserve are the ones who just don't know how to bid or play the game. They're either too junior to hold weekends off, or they don't put enough time into their bid (or moving X days) to get what they want. Then they end up getting used, with a surprising number filling up. Reserve full is a strategy to get days off at the end of the month, I guess.

They are afraid to use the provisions available to them (i.e. non-contactable), don't understand how to stack days on CQ/Vacation months, force 30/168s, etc.

I suppose it would be a bit more of a nugget-ache if you lived outside of a ~2 hour drive.