I really like the idea of joining one of the reserves, and she would probably be content with that route as well if it is what I think it is.

My knowledge on it is pretty limited, but I know at the beginning it will still be a decent amount of time away from home. To become a pilot would consist of boot camp, officer training, and job training. I imagine for anyone else it would be the same deal minus the officer training.

But after all that is done it really mellows out and consists mostly of one weekend a month, unless you volunteer for more or the country is in a big enough crisis where they need every resource possible, correct?

And once boot camp is over, and the officer training/job training phases begin your allowed more freedom for phone calls/e-mails and that kind of thing right?