Paid Duty Days for Army Guardsmen and Reservists: A Comparison of Fiscal Year 2000 With Fiscal Years 2010 to 2013

This report examines how the number of paid duty days for Army guardsmen and reservists has changed over the past several years, compared with before 9/11. Excluding most of those serving on extended active duty, median paid duty days in FYs 2010–2013 were only slightly higher than the numbers from FY 2000. In all years, median paid duty days approximated the required statutory minimum of 39 days for guardsmen and 38 for reservists.