Obviously money is a concern as it will certainly be a pay cut for day 1. Good to hear that you can do OK on reserve. Quality of life is also an important consideration as my kids are pretty young. I may or may not have a choice of bases when I eventually go to class, but I at least want to be well educated as far as what to expect. Currently living in ANC, but our family would like to get to SEA area at some point in the future. Kind of weighing wether we would be better off to just make the jump to SEA now and avoid having to get a place to stay during training, or if we would be better off bidding ANC and getting off reserve quicker.