Meh.
how long does it take you to assimilate to the local area when you pcs? A year? 6 months?
not necessary to have deep longstanding local roots to be part of the community.
Turn off the electronics and go outside. Meet people in your community. Join real live in person activity groups like rotary. Try a hobby.
all of these are good.
Their f-16 pilots are pretty good and focus on fairly complex air-to-air tactics. The line guys, at least, will have their fangs out. Don’t know about the politicians ….
(taught in their f-16 weapons school at luke for a bit)
1 leg commutes generally aren’t too bad.
if you can sit long call reserve at home, even better.
delta has positive space for commuting at the moment (you have a ticket and a seat). Runs thru sep 2022 I think … May be permanent. May not be.
If you’re interested in an airline job in general, and a delta job specifically, I’d get on the book face. Lots of information swirls around there amongst the chaff.
It’s expensive for what it is ….. especially if you both have retirement income. Compare its cost to term life and make your decision.
when we did the math, frau would have to outlive me by 15-20 years and I’d have to die fairly young for it to make financial sense
YMMV
“kids only” SBP is an order of magnitude cheaper. May be useful if you have crotchfruit and both mort out.