Yes, Maglites, Weber BBQs and CDs are cheap in the BX and Walmart..... but that's not the point I make.
...........................................the whole business of moving out to the States will cost you over 2 1/2 year tour. It depends on personal circumstances but losing money on selling a couple of decent cars prematurely in the UK only to have to replace and pay through the nose for insurance as a foreigner, combined with the wife giving up a decent specialist job for which her lengthy training was not deemed equivalent in the USA proved a significant cost to our family. We estimated that cost at approximatley 2 years RAF net wages!
Would I do it all again?.......................probably!