Affirm. I tried to work extra where it made sense (weekends, at home, etc) to "pay the leave forward" when I could. As I also said, two others would work on the evenings while at the base to lessen the impact of them being gone.

While many expect traditional weekend-only participation from Reservists, many understand the additional requirements of pilots when it's explained to them.

BTW, I'd also look into whether that duty is "involuntary" with respect to USERRA since it's mandated.