I saw this thread and had to check in. I've never been to Clovis, which is one of the many highlights of my 20 year career. Unfortunately, my squadron had to move there not long after I retired. To date, the only good thing I've heard about the place is that it results in knowing your fellow squadron members better. I hesitate to use the word "camaraderie." But I guess I could; Vietnam built camaraderie, didn't they?

From the accounts I've heard, you're counting the days until you can leave. Flying suffers (more downgrades are the result of less favorable training conditions that HRT offers), more divorces, poor to no options for any decent educational choices for the kids, a big drop in PME candidate results on promotion boards, lack of adequate housing/rental options, poor support for a base that supported fighters and wasn't ready for the schedule AFSOC lives by, etc., etc., etc. To sum it up: the back room deal worked between Sen Domenici and Gen Brown was a real b@ll buster for the mean and women who weren't going out there for a 2-3 year DO/CC job.