You get paid when you are drilling one weekend a month and two weeks a year but are you still being paid when you are not drilling?

I'm taking a wild guess here, but I think the answer is no. My fiancé is a Marine reservist who also works a civilian job. The only time the Marine Corps pays him is drill. He's working on going active so he can get more money. If you want some decent money out of your military career- you got to go active!

No, unless they are called to full time duty like many of the troops in the war right now.