@LeeGriffing how does your experience compare to this?
The dude’s not wrong about any of it. Commuting takes years off your life I swear. Commuting in the day before your trip or perhaps commuting home the day after a trip ends. Likely not getting more than 15-16 days off per month and flying 4 trips a month. If one end of your trip isn’t commutable, that drops your days at home by 4 so 11 or 12. You have to be glued to your phone to work on trades and stuff to get it THAT good.
It seems brutal for the first 5-7 years!
At the regionals… More or less forever unless you live in base.