I am still hopeful that bases will remain open, as it is the only exit strategy from that awful new "contract" for those in HK.
Nonetheless, if I were on a base, I'd be thinking about plan B now.
You can be certain that a basing review will be coming next.
How many will be kept open might depend on how many guys in HK decided to stay on cos18.
Up until 3 days ago, none of us thought those fu****s could get rid of all of KA. They've taken the opportunity to streamline the whole operation and bases have been a headache for a long time now.