Reserve Sucks. Period. It varies by airline and the reserve rules they have, but most places you’ll get 11 days off per month. At my airline you bid for the days you want off, but it doesn’t mean you are going to get it, depending on your seniority. Commuting on reserve is even worse. I used to commute from the West coast to reserve, so I bid 6 days off in a row usually, otherwise the commute wasn’t worth it, but then scheduling had my butt for 6 days on, 1 day off, 6 days on, etc. I ended up moving to base, and my QOL on reserve improved tremendously. I ended up bidding 3 or 4 days on, followed by 1 or 2 days off and just spread out my days off throughout the month. It was nice not having to do the 6 days on crap anymore and getting extended day after day. If you live in base, reserve isn’t as bad, add on commuting (sometimes on your days off) and you’ll be miserable, tired and you’ll hardly see your family.