Originally Posted by
Jumbo2
Also you could wait until you are assigned one in the middle of the summer where you get a reserve period like bex88 describes. Or you do the smart thing, are proactive and get your reserve points up by doing a quieter reserve period in Winter which is the more civilised version with more stood down days.
I really don't want to sound like a broken record, but feel that people really need to come in with their eyes open. Reserve period
requests are processed (quite rightly) according to seniority. I have yet to be granted a reserve period following a bid in the "quieter" months. I imagine bidding for RSV in Dec might almost be guaranteed. Allocated in the busier summer months though is another story. So your advice is slightly misleading.