I just posted this in another thread like a week ago but I'll put it here too. I'm Also at Envoy.

(Living in base is worth more than you can possibly imagine in time off, stress, and job satisfaction. Commuting is miserable and a waste of life. Even with a short commute you will waste at least 30 hours a month commuting. Waiting hours for flights after you finish work, getting bumped, waiting hours for the next flights, leaving home to commute to work 6+ hours in advance before your show time. That 2pm showtime would be great if you live in base, but since you commute it turns into leaving your house at 0500am for a commute and turns into 20+ hour day. Or imagine finishing a 4day trip at 4pm in the afternoon after an 11 hour duty day, but you can't just drive home like a normal person, you have to commute so you end up getting home at midnight and exhausted (another 20 hour day). This is the life of a commuter. Then you are Constantly worrying about getting a commutable schedule every month, and when you don't, being junior or on RSV, you end up commuting on your days off, so you basically get no days off for the month. RSV living in base, you get to sit at home when you don't get called. RSV living in base can be better than holding a line IMO. Commuting to RSV? Haha.. enjoy that hell.

Plus living in base gives you a lot of opportunity to make extra money if you need it anyway, since you are already there, if you want to drive in to pick up some 200% OT for a few hours one day, its easy to do. Drive in, Drive home. DOn't get called on RSV? Free paid day off to do your own thing if you are living in base.

Your family/friends won't even recognize you anymore because you will never be there as a commuter. I have spent over 7 years of my time at the regionals commuting to various bases across the country and I hated every second of this job when I was commuting. Every time I have lived in base, I actually start to like the job again.)