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Is "bump the stick" similar to what the Juvats do at Kunsan? Count me out. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

Nothing says USMC fighter pilot quite like flying a nub with a PVC pipe extension from the back seat.

I can say I grew up just east of the base but haven't been back in years. The older areas are east and south of the base and have larger lots. If you get west that is newer territory. I don't know if I believe you can get from Morgan to Farmington in 20 minutes but things have changed. I remember back in the day the pass to get to/from Morgan would get closed for bad WX. May be a disadvantage. It is beautiful country out there. Good luck, I've dreamed of moving back. I would stay out of the river dale area unless they have modernized the road system. That place was always backed up. On a separate note does anyone know if the palm tree mural at the club is still there? It was the last time I went there. I helped paint it back in '97 or so. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, the 187th was great, they actually took the time to sit down and talk with us (there were about a dozen prospects there).

Haven't lived there, but after multiple TDYs there and hanging out with several friends who do, the area east of the mountains (Mountain Green/Morgan area) is pretty awesome. Friends are 15 min driveway to ski lift, 2 min from trailhead, 20 min drive to the squadron/Ogden, 20 min to Farmington (which has a bunch of restaurants, shops, etc). You'll be able to get a .3-.5 acre lot for the most part unless you want to spend more money to build on a 1-1.5 acre lot. Anything larger than that lot size and you're looking at a further commute. It's a good area to have the feel of living in the mountains/rural, but a fairly large city is only a 20 min drive away (and blocked from your view by the moutains...a bonus in my book).

You'll be fine. Lots of outdoor activities with good local restaurants and low crime pretty much describes that entire area. In terms of a house search, most of the really big yards are in suburban boring areas, so you might be facing a tradeoff there. Commuting is easy and the drivers are some of the most polite I've seen anywhere.

Hill was the best time I've had in the AF, and was probably the one assignment that I would have jumped at to repeat. I lived in SLC when I was stationed there, and it is a great city IMO. If you want < 20 minutes though, well that's definitely out of reach. When I was moving there, I was after the same things you were, and unfortunately, there's just not much in the way of that between Hill and the city. As for Ogden, that's your best bet if you want "things to do," but it's still not as good as SLC, but I never hung out there so can't really comment too much. As far as outdoors activities, it really doesn't matter where you live, you'll have it available to you. If I was you, I'd suck it up and take the 40 minute commute and live in the city - it was worth it. I'd look around the Liberty Park area (and Sugarhouse) so I could get on the highway quick and still be able to access downtown with ease. You'd have a lot of work to do to find a place with a large yard around that area, but it can be done. Also, the houses look a lot smaller than they are, because many have large basements. Easy 40 minutes because it's all interstate, and you're going against the flow of traffic - the most frustrating part of my drive started at the front gate when it became a contest to see how many civilians could try and dive in front of my car.

There are 5 dudes here that flew the McDozen. I think we've filled our quota! Haha

I hear MC-12 experience is a plus.

That email is answered by one of my pilots in the squadron. You can coordinate for getting on base via that email. Any drill weekend will work fine.