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Originally Posted by A10Beav
Ok, I guess I'll have to experience it. I've known guys who have commuted for years and live in locations where they can't drive to their hub, so that's why I'm willing to give this a try.
You'll find that many military guys are anti commuting. I think because they are used to being told where to live, used to living in crappy towns and used to moving, they just continue with that mentality after getting out. Personally, I hated that about AF life and that was the reason I chose to plant the flag in Denver (my hometown) and accept a commute until my kids are out of the house.
It's what you make of it (embrace the suck), it's not bad. I commuted from SAT to PHL for 6 months and did use AA through DFW on occasion (this is before we could reserve the JS on AA medal). It was somewhat painful because they used a lot of Super 80's which have only one JS and tend to break more than an Airbus. That's probably changed now...
you can easily sit long call reserve from SAT to DFW. I intentionaly bid LCR and stay home in Denver. I've missed my commute only once for a weight restricted flight that the gate agent was not at all interested in helping me get on. You'd likely make a flight and worst case you can drive or call in stuck commuting.
I now commute from DEN to CLT, it's not bad at all, I actually kind of enjoy it. Allows me to decompress and relax after my trip. I have a Gogo account and tend to be productive during my fights.
I also commute to my USAFR job, and yes...that does suck.