Most of us don't care what the rules are, just make some rules and follow them. I'm considering taking the pay cut just to get out of this reserve system. ER reserve used to be ok, all international and nothing less than 3 day trips. Now it's heinous. It would be fine if one lives in base but to commute is painful.

Before Big Spiny Fruit guy and Really Nice Exotic Sports Car guy jump all over me, I know reserve shouldn't be commutable. Maybe not, but it shouldn't be a crap shoot.