Cpl Craig Franklin 6470834 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> 2020-11-05T11:17:43-05:00 Cpl Craig Franklin 6470834

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2020-11-05T11:17:43-05:00 2020-11-05T11:17:43-05:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 6471090

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>for about a year I was 500 miles from my reserve unit, 7 hour drive. I lived north of Sacramento and my USAF reserve unit was in Riverside. There are a couple of guys in my current unit in Birmingham AL that drive up from Panama City every month.

2020-11-05T13:02:40-05:00 2020-11-05T13:02:40-05:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 6471164

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>350 miles which was about 7 hours for FOUR YEARS. <br /><br />Never doing that nonsense again. Yea, I did it to get a commission, but it&#39;s not worth it for just a generic position. It&#39;s hit or miss when you can get paid for travel. It depends on funding, rank/position and DTMS approving authority. <br /><br />That said, I suppose I would drive cross country to drill with a TDA unit verses 10 minutes to drill with an RFX/MTOE unit.

2020-11-05T13:26:05-05:00 2020-11-05T13:26:05-05:00 SP5 Peter Keane 6471179

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Nearly 7 miles once.

2020-11-05T13:34:37-05:00 2020-11-05T13:34:37-05:00 SFC Aaron G. 6471190

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>547 miles (9 hours)

2020-11-05T13:39:15-05:00 2020-11-05T13:39:15-05:00 Cpl Craig Franklin 6471202

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was driving about 525 miles for nearly two years until something finally opened up locally, then it was about a 30 minute drive for my last year or so of AR.

2020-11-05T13:44:07-05:00 2020-11-05T13:44:07-05:00 CPO Frank Thompson 6471204

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>3000 miles Vermont to Ventura CA

2020-11-05T13:45:50-05:00 2020-11-05T13:45:50-05:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 6471207

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I live in Germany and drill in Illinois, so around 5000 miles.

2020-11-05T13:47:30-05:00 2020-11-05T13:47:30-05:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 6471220

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My wife used to drill in europe and travel from florida using the space available flights out of baltimore.

2020-11-05T13:51:43-05:00 2020-11-05T13:51:43-05:00 MAJ Private RallyPoint Member 6471235

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Few states over - assigned in Missouri living in Kentucky

2020-11-05T13:57:43-05:00 2020-11-05T13:57:43-05:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 6471240

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>For me about 70 miles, but a friend of mine drove from Kentucky to Iowa for a first sergeants slot. My former commander was from Charleston W.V. and they sent him to Hawaii for his next command. I assume they paid his air fare for that one???

2020-11-05T13:58:31-05:00 2020-11-05T13:58:31-05:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 6471395

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>45 minutes.

2020-11-05T14:59:09-05:00 2020-11-05T14:59:09-05:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 6471510

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We have a few cross levels for our up coming deployment and they come to Ohio from all over including Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri , Michigan, a couple from North Carolina and Maryland. Myself I drive 45 minutes to an hour to the unit.

2020-11-05T15:32:07-05:00 2020-11-05T15:32:07-05:00 COL Jon Thompson 6471637

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I got lucky. My furthest reserve unit was little over 50 miles away but could take forever with Chicago traffic. It was just far enough though that when I mobilized with them for a year, I was able to PCS to an apartment right outside the main gate to the reserve center. My Battalion command was even closer.

2020-11-05T16:23:40-05:00 2020-11-05T16:23:40-05:00 CAPT Kevin B. 6471905

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I did my reserve work while living west of Seattle. My billets ranged from San Francisco, San Diego, Hawaii, and Guam. Back in the day, there was full ride travel orders so it was collecting air miles and gold ingots from Alaska Air amongst others. For a number of years, it boiled down to which of three passports were used. My units could best be described as body shops which took care of the administrivia, but were not a location for actual work which required hands on wherever.

2020-11-05T18:14:04-05:00 2020-11-05T18:14:04-05:00 PO1 Private RallyPoint Member 6472038

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My unit CO lives in Washington, and we&#39;re in Minnesota. I know guys who drive five hours for their units.

2020-11-05T19:10:30-05:00 2020-11-05T19:10:30-05:00 CPT Andrew Wright 6472319

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>About fifty miles from home in Claremore, Oklahoma to Bartlesville. Easy drive with very little traffic.

2020-11-05T21:19:21-05:00 2020-11-05T21:19:21-05:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 6472466

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I live in Idaho, and my last unit was in MN

2020-11-05T22:32:32-05:00 2020-11-05T22:32:32-05:00 CMSgt James Nolan 6472610

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>For some time, my unit was in Bham and I was living in Northern CA. Made for long drill weekends...

2020-11-05T23:59:20-05:00 2020-11-05T23:59:20-05:00 LTC Stephen C. 6472618

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Well, <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="401833" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/401833-cpl-craig-franklin">Cpl Craig Franklin</a>, I lived in Brentwood, TN and the HQ of my last duty assignment was in Arlington, VA (about 700 miles). Fortunately, whenever I went there, I flew on the Army’s dime. When our team drilled separately I had to drive to Atlanta (about 260 miles). Those trips were on me. However, I think that <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="115858" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/115858-66p-family-nurse-practitioner">CPT Private RallyPoint Member</a> is the clear winner here though!

2020-11-06T00:06:00-05:00 2020-11-06T00:06:00-05:00 MAJ Private RallyPoint Member 6472929

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>1,082 miles from Ohio to North Dakota. Not many of my AOC in the reserves. I RST with a unit in Ohio though most months and ECT with my unit and attend MUTA6 BAs at least quarterly. I could have switched to a closer unit in Virginia a couple of times, but I really like my commander and my assigned unit so I’ll stick with them. Yeah it’s not fun burning 2 days of vacation time or taking leave without pay for 3 days of drill pay every few months, but it’s part of the job.

2020-11-06T05:40:08-05:00 2020-11-06T05:40:08-05:00 2LT Private RallyPoint Member 6473258

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>1200+ miles from what I could say.

2020-11-06T07:37:33-05:00 2020-11-06T07:37:33-05:00 MAJ Donald Kaufman 6473718

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I oven in Washington and drilled in South Carolina, about 2500 miles.

2020-11-06T10:36:30-05:00 2020-11-06T10:36:30-05:00 MAJ Donald Kaufman 6473722

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Lived...

2020-11-06T10:40:01-05:00 2020-11-06T10:40:01-05:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 6473895

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In 2016, I lived in the middle of Iowa and drilled in the Chicago Suburbs. It was ~5 1/2-hr. drive.

2020-11-06T12:17:14-05:00 2020-11-06T12:17:14-05:00 CPT Robin Biron 6473934

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I live in Sierra Vista, Arizona, next to Fort Huachuca, and my reserve unit was in North Carolina.

2020-11-06T12:29:35-05:00 2020-11-06T12:29:35-05:00 CPT Brad Wilson 6474305

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My farthest distance was about 100 miles

2020-11-06T14:55:51-05:00 2020-11-06T14:55:51-05:00 MCPO Private RallyPoint Member 6475309

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I worked with an O3 who lived in Boston and drilled in Los Angeles - and several in Cleveland, OH that drilled in Miami, New Orleans, and Seattle.

2020-11-06T23:29:48-05:00 2020-11-06T23:29:48-05:00 Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member 6478875

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>105 miles

2020-11-08T08:11:04-05:00 2020-11-08T08:11:04-05:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 6481094

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I lived two hours away, but we had a warrant officer that flew from New York to Texas ever month

2020-11-09T02:34:12-05:00 2020-11-09T02:34:12-05:00 CMSgt Richard Dunne 6486508

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>375 Miles Chicago area to Minneapolis/St Paul ARS<br />850 miles Chicago area to Robins AFB.

2020-11-10T16:18:06-05:00 2020-11-10T16:18:06-05:00 MSgt Private RallyPoint Member 6487430

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Live in Gulfport, MS but commute once a month to Pittsburgh, PA for drill. I&#39;m okay with it though since my AFSC is on the critical skills list and i get reimbursed travel costs...

2020-11-10T22:17:37-05:00 2020-11-10T22:17:37-05:00 TSgt Ellen Porter 6512108

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Six hours

2020-11-18T22:12:05-05:00 2020-11-18T22:12:05-05:00 MSgt Christopher Southerlin 6512186

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I reside in Iowa. As a Reserve IMA, I drilled in Hawaii. Instead on one weekend a month + two weeks AT, I&#39;d do everything at once (5 weeks). With military leave plus annual leave this was easy.

2020-11-18T22:42:39-05:00 2020-11-18T22:42:39-05:00 LCDR Joseph Bilodeau 6513792

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was a reservist for 23 years. Only 3 of those years were in my home town. I&#39;ve been assigned to San Diego, CA; China Lake, CA; Whidbey Island, WA; Chicago, IL; Millington, TN; Andrews AFB, MD; Patuxent River, MD; and my home town of St. Louis, MO. I traveled to my reserve site 20 of the 23 years for the Navy, 17 of those years on my own dime. On my last tour to San Diego, the Navy, finally, paid for my travel.

2020-11-19T11:14:54-05:00 2020-11-19T11:14:54-05:00 MSgt Bruce Hutchinson 6589339

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If you discount the times I was deployed in the sand box, I lived 150 miles from my base

2020-12-18T03:27:04-05:00 2020-12-18T03:27:04-05:00 SCPO Private RallyPoint Member 6595362

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Arkansas to San Diego

2020-12-20T13:23:48-05:00 2020-12-20T13:23:48-05:00 PO2 Jeff King 6614694

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was stationed with Attack Squadron 305 (VA-305) at NAS Point Mugu as an active duty reservist (TAR) from May 72-May 75. I lived in Los Angeles when I drilled with them. About 70 miles.

2020-12-28T21:29:44-05:00 2020-12-28T21:29:44-05:00 SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member 6615938

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I live in Fort Wayne and drill in Grand Rapids, MI. It&#39;s 185 miles one way and takes three hours. I drive farther than anyone else in my unit. I hate that drive, but I get to deduct the mileage for taxes and often we get put on orders, so I get paid mileage also; sometimes being on orders, I get paid as much in mileage as the actual pay. Usually I stay Friday night with my parents in Grand Rapids then get to Saturday morning formation from there. I like my unit so I can put up with it. The funny thing is that there is a National Guard armory AND a reserve armory AND an Air Guard unit here in Fort Wayne - BUT I am not MOS qualified for any other unit here. I am not infantry, MP, truck driver or cook ... just a musician (42R).

2020-12-29T11:02:21-05:00 2020-12-29T11:02:21-05:00 SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member 6616266

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Good question!

2020-12-29T13:00:50-05:00 2020-12-29T13:00:50-05:00 Sgt Private RallyPoint Member 6617297

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>305 miles. Denver Colorado 155mm unit to Chadron Nebraska

2020-12-29T23:07:53-05:00 2020-12-29T23:07:53-05:00 PO3 Kevin Hokerk-Robinson 6644243

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>120 miles

2021-01-08T23:19:17-05:00 2021-01-08T23:19:17-05:00 Col Tri Trinh 6644340

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Maryland to California.

2021-01-09T00:16:43-05:00 2021-01-09T00:16:43-05:00 TSgt Private RallyPoint Member 6654362

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I live in Ohio and I&#39;m stationed down at Luke.

2021-01-12T12:29:20-05:00 2021-01-12T12:29:20-05:00 TSgt Private RallyPoint Member 6663021

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>1500 miles: VA to Louisiana

2021-01-15T12:30:40-05:00 2021-01-15T12:30:40-05:00 MSgt Private RallyPoint Member 6869230

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Drill at Dobbins ARB, Georgia, live and work in Okinawa, Japan

2021-03-31T20:52:57-04:00 2021-03-31T20:52:57-04:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 6869237

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&#39;m glad I could drill remotely before COVID. I&#39;m too high maintenance to travel for drill now.

2021-03-31T20:55:57-04:00 2021-03-31T20:55:57-04:00 Cpl Raul Sanchez 7065324

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>110 miles

2021-06-23T23:37:05-04:00 2021-06-23T23:37:05-04:00 2020-11-05T11:17:43-05:00