Yes you can be forced out of base. The people being downgraded have bumping rights, and can go anywhere where their seniority lets them hold a spot. For example say the bid comes out at LGA after the downgrades and there are 30 FO positions, and you are at the bottom of the FO seniority list at LGA. The Captain/s being downgraded their, will downgrade to the FO list there, and you can be bumped out of base. This happened to me with the furloughs that never happened. Same goes if you are at SBY and that LGA CA wants to move to SBY, he can bump you out of SBY. So it creates a big mess. Go Piedmont. I will be joining the unemployment lline come Oct. 1st it appears.