Question for Guard pilots out there. Do most ANG pilots live in or very close to the city where their Guard base is, or is it possible to commute in if your civilian company is CASS? Are there any other ways to commute to your guard base, if you live quite a long distance from it?

What are the downsides to living several hours drive from your guard base? Is this a bad idea?
What is your typical flight schedule like?

If you want to go on orders after UPT and finish your quals, can that get approved very easily?

Is it posible to transfer guard units after several years if my wife has to move for her job because I am a pilot and obviously not the primary breadwinner?
I am putting a package together and just trying to get some opinions/info. Thanks