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Old 03-06-2014, 02:56 PM
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EvilMonkey
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I am an Army Guard guy (not in aviation) and an FO at RAH. My unit is in Gary, Indiana (near Chicago) and I am based in Indianapolis. I live north of LA so I commute both for Guard and work. I am relatively senior in base and I make it work. That said, I have an airport car in Indiana and a crashpad with a friend (my own room at a very reasonable price, which is very lucky and very rare.) This is financially difficult on senior FO pay, I cannot imagine doing it on first year pay.

It is difficult. I am currently on day 7 of 16, I will only get one day off between my Guard obligations, line flying, and a training event (sim). This is not an atypical month, although some are better than others. My unit has a national and state Logistics inspection coming up, so I've been at the unit a lot. The commute and time commitment essentially ended a five year relationship with my ex-girlfriend. YMMV.

Good luck to you, and thank you for your service!

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