Is this comment still from your time and experience as an SO? HA! Too funny!!
As an astute financial advisor you have also taken into account cost of living, tax, capacity to rent or buy in the future, the potential financial status upon retirement.......all been said before on this thread.
What do you care? Daddy paid for your career and you have a housing allowance that you believe makes the job (quote).
An earache? Only if you continue to want to bitch slap everyone opposing your point of view (or uncover the truths about you, your motives and history)!
iCadets, here is your representative!!!!
(PS: Saw your PM "Word of Advice". Not sure if a threat or other.... don't care. It was deleted and not read. I've done my yards in this industry and now toward the end as a TRE/I on the 777. I won't waste my time with a person advocating lowering the bar in both experience and financial reward for our industry and passion while riding on the naivety of others so as to feather one's own nest).