Looking for opinion as usual guys.

I've been thinking about base assignments and was wondering if there's any pros/cons for each base. For example, would it be worth it moving to Newark since it's the junior base and you can hold a line pretty fast?.

I'm basically driving with all my stuff in boxes to Houston for training, and will either stay in Houston or move to whatever base I can get.

Since you’re flexible on location and seem to want to fly a lot, I’d move to base. Of course, NYC and the surrounding area can be expensive... but there are some more affordable options a little further out. It depends on your price range and whether you’d rather live in a more urban or suburban area.

As PontiousPilot wrote, probably EWR. Look at Eastern PA. Easton/Allentown is about a 1 hour drive to EWR and reserve is a 3 hour call out. Very doable.

Pretty sure reserve is a TWO hour call out.

I thought it was three for EWR. It was for LGA when we had that as a base and EWR traffic can be just as bad. But I’m not there anymore so no access to the contract.

I'm all about living suburban haha. So not sure how newark would work for me. I've only lived in Nevada, Colorado and Arizona, so east coast is kinda "scary" lol. I lived for a couple of months in Buffalo but it's pretty small.

I guess we'll see during training. Maybe reserve times go down substantially in Houston and I can get it out of training.

I think it’s pretty funny when people think the Northeast is all like NYC and the Jersey area around EWR.
Draw a circle about 1.5 hours around EWR and you will find country, farms and mountains. I live about 1:15 north of EWR in NY. I live in the mountains were black bears compete with raccoons for rights to the trash. Parts of Eastern PA the greatest hazard you will face driving to EWR is rear ending an Amish buggy.

Great post! I'm in the Jersey suburbs south of EWR. Once you get away from that area, it gets very nice very quickly. South Jersey below I195 is basically redneck country.

I guess it's just ignorance on my side yep.
Do you guys have more names for me to do some research?. Apart from Easton/Allentown.

Yup. There are some beautiful areas.
It’s really quite a shame. You have the NYC area dominating lawmaking in NY and NJ and driving the states into the ground. Politicians who wouldn’t know a bull from a cow dictate policy to rural areas. Frankly, I have no idea how farmers are still in business in NY, NJ and MA.