Yeah, I started out flying on the Left Coast too – back when we still had El Toro (lived on Tustin). Then we bought in OSide and I did the commute to Orange County – joy.
Thanks for the gouge on the commutes – not sure where I’ll be headed yet; one of the drawbacks of being at the Naval War College is you don’t have much negotiating power. But, very much expect to get back to SoCal in some capacity.
Worse case for the guys trying to unload is doing a PCS out and then returning – I imagine the BAH rates are going to drop and being “Grandfathered” at the old rates will matter (and its part of my rationale for coming back now).
At least we’ve got O’Side as a fall back plan… might be a good place to wait out the downturn and shop around; but don’t really want to do the commute to MCRD every day (I’m overdue for a B-Billet). Rancho P seems like a decent starting point – and I’ll keep an eye open for something on the coast as well…
