Originally Posted by
Adlerdriver
So, to answer your question: Depends on the unit. A fighter unit usually needs at least 6 maybe 8 days a month with more on busy months or if you deploy. A cargo or tanker unit may only need a couple of days a month for proficiency or they may need a whole bunch if things are busy. There's a pretty good bit of flexibility in most situations (not always). If you want to work your tail off, you can fly a full airline schedule and then do military on your days off. That would obviously leave you with very few days off (maybe 5 or 6?). You could also drop 75% of you airline schedule and work mil when you would have been at the airline. Then you have the same days off as your civilian buds at the airline. It's kind of up to you (usually).
I'm not mil, so this may not be valid. But I've got friends that are ANG/reserve. There's always a common thread that goes along with what you said. If your fortunate to live in base (or close) with your airline job AND your mil job, not to bad at all. Mil drop the airline stuff and replace with with mil flying. No real decrease in QOL as far as time away from home goes. If you live in one base (or close), but need to commute to the other, not as good. If you're commuting to BOTH jobs, uggghhhh.
Like I said, just what they tell me.