Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
I choose to have a life. What is the point of having a wife and children if you are only home one and a half days per week because you have to commute? Some would say to always live at your base and that is definitely good advice however your spouse and children have lives and needs as well. How can you keep asking your wife to leave his or her career and your kids to leave their friends and school to move with every upgrade, new company or base change?
Eventually there comes a time when it is too difficult or expensive to keep moving the family to follow your career changes. The next answer is then to start commuting. The job is hard enough without having to spend much of your days off sitting in airports and crash pads only to come home to an empty house because your spouse is at work and kids are at school.
SkyHigh
I've said it before, I respect and understand that. My commute is midwest to midwest, so it's bearable and very doable. Some ask why I would sit reserve out of base. I ask them if it's really fair to uproot my wife from her home and family. I know she would go with me, but I'm going to be on the road regardless. For that reason I would rather have her close to her family, this way she has loved ones to spend time with while I'm on the road. I don't agree with you on a lot SkyHigh, but I definitely agree with you on this.
