They couldn't afford gas  

Far away from the aircraft so they have a rental full time. Depending on program. Other companies offer the same thing. When I was a float  with them. They used to advertise the same thing and it was basically just a rental car that they allowed you to rent to get from A to B.  They ended up having to get housing because a lot of bases went unfilled and other companies were offering housing. Why should a pilot work in the middle of nowhere? I have to pay his own rent to work there   Took years for them to finally catch up on that, but the company stole a joke old ratted out aircraft