Originally Posted by
sqwkvfr
It's also not a bad deal for a single person who doesn't want to pay rent at some random base while they wait for a vacancy in their desired base.
It's also not bad if you live near a steady VBD base (PGD) and can elect the hotel option and be TDY but at home. Can actually make quite a bit more cash (hotel option) doing this. I'll let all those so familiar explain this side of it if they would like. If you apply and interview then show up in class and are pi$$ed you got an aircraft and base we have, there is nothing anyone can do for you.