Did not expect so many responses so quickly. Thank you all for the feedback.

It’s clear that it’s doable, but it’s also clear that there are many potential drawbacks. Perhaps the the biggest thing is that I’ve yet to read in this thread or another, of anyone that says “I’m doing it, and I’m loving it”. Everybody seems to have done it for a period of time, and then stopped for one reason or another and that’s unsettling but understandable.

I guess it comes down to your individual situation. Seniority, base, ability to bid a productive schedule and the value you get from living at home, and in my case the value I think my children would get from growing up with their family and roots, even if dad is gone half the month. Decisions, decisions….

Form me I don’t think the time for an Atlantic commute is right now, but I think in a couple of years I could get to bid productive trips and cram them within a two week period. Get a studio apartment state side to keep legal residence and a obviously a place to sleep, and do basically a 15 on, 15 off. Commute wise there are plenty of daily MAD-JFK and MAD-MIA flights to accommodate a JFK or FLL base, and there are plenty of credit card point tricks to get confirmed tickets once a month and not stress about standby travels.

Anyways, lots of food for thought. Thanks fellows.