I have many friends both at the regionals and in the military, and I've heard horror stories on both ends.

I will say this for the military though...they take care of their own. My gf is enlisted and if she gets moved to California she gets a nice housing allowance to help pay the bills. The regionals simply don't care about the cost of living at their bases nor do they care how you will put food on the table.

Oh and if they don't need you they will throw you out in the street in a moments notice. I've seen it happen many times.