Albie,
Thanks for the feedback. That is why I started this thread. Spent a long time in the military complaining about forced moves, but when the time came to pick realized it is hard to choose when someone isn't forcing you to move.
Hindsight is 20/20. Wish I bid ANC as a new hire and moved the family to Alaska. Have a few friends who did that and are very happy up there.
Something I never really considered was mentioned to me in a PM. Consideration of where your kids want to go to college. In-state tuition, state's that have free tuition for the kids of veterans, etc. Just another piece of the puzzle.