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Old 08-05-2024, 04:37 PM
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Just got the offer to interview and hope to join you all at big blue soon. Couldn’t find much about the 737 base in Guam and wanted to see if anyone here could shed some light. Would commute from Tokyo.

Chances of getting the base in training? Junior or senior?

What’s the flying like? Commutable?

I believe there’s extra pay involved for being based there?

I imagine the JS is available for UA pilots on UA metal internationally?

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It sounds like most of your questions have been answered, but I'll echo, we have plenty of commuters coming from the land of the rising sun, so it's definitely do-able. No chance of getting it in training right now but it's not a senior base. Go SFO 737 in training (trust me, it'll be available) and then transfer a year or less in. Guam is pretty amazing. If you haven't been before, it's like Hawaii but less developed, and with a very positive and unique vibe. You might actually decide you want to live there; I often do but my wife is based in Hawaii so it's more of a lustful idea than reality for me. If you're a reservist or a veteran, Guam is even better; let me know if you are and I can recommend some things there and on Saipan over DM. Guam still reminds me in a lot of ways of parts of the US in the 1990's. They still play Seinfeld reruns in local establishments and until the Big New Yorker came back last year Guam had the only pizza huts where it was a permanent menu fixture/item. It's not the land of milk and honey but it's a great place, and you won't get knived going to the wrong beach.
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Old 08-06-2024, 01:45 AM
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Ohau is crazy expensive too lol.Lived there for about a year and a half as well…
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Old 08-06-2024, 10:25 AM
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Ohau is crazy expensive too lol.Lived there for about a year and a half as well…
Guam would be the better bet.. Hawaii has the second-highest cost of living in the US.

We are increasing our flights to HNL which is a great move if the HA/AS merger is denied.

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Old 08-06-2024, 10:46 AM
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We are increasing our flights to HNL which is a great move when the HA/AS merger is denied.
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It sounds like most of your questions have been answered, but I'll echo, we have plenty of commuters coming from the land of the rising sun, so it's definitely do-able. No chance of getting it in training right now but it's not a senior base. Go SFO 737 in training (trust me, it'll be available) and then transfer a year or less in. Guam is pretty amazing. If you haven't been before, it's like Hawaii but less developed, and with a very positive and unique vibe. You might actually decide you want to live there; I often do but my wife is based in Hawaii so it's more of a lustful idea than reality for me. If you're a reservist or a veteran, Guam is even better; let me know if you are and I can recommend some things there and on Saipan over DM. Guam still reminds me in a lot of ways of parts of the US in the 1990's. They still play Seinfeld reruns in local establishments and until the Big New Yorker came back last year Guam had the only pizza huts where it was a permanent menu fixture/item. It's not the land of milk and honey but it's a great place, and you won't get knived going to the wrong beach.
Could you please expound on the reservist/veteran part? Thanks.
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Could you please expound on the reservist/veteran part? Thanks.
Porbably the access to the commisssary/NEX/AAFES at the bases on Guam.
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Porbably the access to the commisssary/NEX/AAFES at the bases on Guam.
medical care…
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Porbably the access to the commisssary/NEX/AAFES at the bases on Guam.
medical care…
^These. I don't want to bore everyone here who either doesn't care or isn't using Tricare, but if you have specific questions about anything related to any of this, I'm happy to answer them on here or over DM as someone who has spent a lot of time in and out of uniform on Guam, with and without my family. I also did two fairly extensive posts on Guam on here back in 2021: Guam Based Pilots
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Also thinking of coming to UA and going to GUM eventually. Is the yellow fever vaccine mandatory in order for company to base you there? Would want to commute from Saipan, is that easily done? Can anyone speak about the bidding for those who are GUM based? I've heard that you can consolidate a lot of time off (I prefer a lot of time on and off). My partner is also a pilot, so we'd make this move together. Are the odds pretty good that we could end up with closely matching schedules? TIA and safe flying to all
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Also thinking of coming to UA and going to GUM eventually. Is the yellow fever vaccine mandatory in order for company to base you there? Would want to commute from Saipan, is that easily done? Can anyone speak about the bidding for those who are GUM based? I've heard that you can consolidate a lot of time off (I prefer a lot of time on and off). My partner is also a pilot, so we'd make this move together. Are the odds pretty good that we could end up with closely matching schedules? TIA and safe flying to all
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