That is not totally accurate. There is no one currently "home based". SAT is currently the only "permanent" base where pilots are required to commute to and from and provide their own living arrangements. The rest of the pilots (including me) have been displaced out of "permanent" bases when the contract ended and there wasn't any new base to replace it. Ie. PGD and MYR. Since then, there have been "permanent" bases that were out of the country such as FPO and SCL where the company provided transportation and housing. Now this is a huge debate because a number of us have been burned with contracts ending and we were stuck with the bills moving to the next "permanent" base only to see it close 5 months later. Very recently, they have decided that PIT and BIT will be "permanent" for the purposes of bidding, however they will provide housing. We need to get ourselves there. Having said that, they do not have the staffing to put out a base bid, as it is more efficiencient to have crews not tied down to a particular base. Each base only has one aircraft so it is very inefficient to staff. This is an ongoing conversation... Like you said, indeed a state of flux....
As far as Boise, only the corporate offices are there. No aircraft, so no pilot base.
Schedules are also currently in flux do to staffing. Right now.... You bid your days off every month by the 15th. They issue the schedule around the 28th. Think of it as requesting days off for a reserve line as We do not currently do hard lines. (except for some displaced guys due to low staffing... Another long story). Your days off are somewhat assigned by seniority. It can range between 12-15 days off.
As far as your typical schedule. It will vary depending on if it is sched Charter, Ad hoc or the other type of flying that we do that I can't discuss.... Ad hoc, you will be with the airplane the entire time (most of the time). Depending on the charter and how many will depend how much you fly. There will be plenty of days you're babysitting but will be sent home for your days off. The company will airline you to and from..
The sched charter. You will go to bwi or PIT and do turns out of there and will sit reverve on days that do not have flying... Currently the company will airline you there but this is currently in discussion.
Bottom line, nothing is "permanent" here... You will chase airplanes and fly where the company needs you. Seniority doesn't really mean much here. You can't bid types of trips, add or drop etc. Just request days off and go with the flow...
Hope this helps.