Originally Posted by
Jumbo2
Why did you go for the command when you did?
I don't think the pay package changed since you got your command (at least didn't get worse), neither did the rostering. So before you applied for that 4th stripe you could have probably figured out you were going to get very little extra pay for a worse lifestyle. There is a reason commands are going so junior.
Nobody forced you to go for a SH command.
Could it be to get the PIC hours and leave