If it's only four hours away, would you consider moving? That's not too far in the grand scheme of military and airline careers
As far as preferred airframe, are you considering long-term career issues, or just personal preference/cool factor?
Fighters get you PIC fast, but heavies get you valuable crew experience, "airline-like" international experience, and more total time.
Is one airframe or another more likely to get parked/converted to UAV's?