Posted on Nov 5, 2020
Cpl Craig Franklin
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SPC(P) Specialist
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I live in Fort Wayne and drill in Grand Rapids, MI. It'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).
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PO2 Jeff King
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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.
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SCPO Builder
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Arkansas to San Diego
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MSgt Bruce Hutchinson
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If you discount the times I was deployed in the sand box, I lived 150 miles from my base
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LCDR Joseph Bilodeau
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I was a reservist for 23 years. Only 3 of those years were in my home town. I'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.
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TSgt Ellen Porter
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Six hours
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MSgt Paralegal Specialist
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Live in Gulfport, MS but commute once a month to Pittsburgh, PA for drill. I'm okay with it though since my AFSC is on the critical skills list and i get reimbursed travel costs...
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CMSgt Richard Dunne
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375 Miles Chicago area to Minneapolis/St Paul ARS
850 miles Chicago area to Robins AFB.
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SPC Water Treatment Specialist
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I lived two hours away, but we had a warrant officer that flew from New York to Texas ever month
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Lt Col Staff Nurse
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105 miles
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