Something going on in real time in Pensacola-Milton is the main routes between the two cities are going to be hella crowded for the next few months, ever since the new bridge from Pensacola to Gulf Breeze fell down last week.
Having lived here for a long time and through a few bad hurricane seasons, I honestly believe this will get resolved sometime around the new year, give or take. There's talk of reviving the ferry service between PCola and Gulf Breeze (bridge fell down in the 1980s) and that will relieve some traffic that's been displaced to I-10 and highway 90. I haven't seen it in the news yet, but the section of old I-10 bridge that fell down in 2004 was pretty quickly replaced by a temporary steel span (with weight restrictions), so I suspect they're looking at a similar temporary solution for the sections of bay bridge that fell down last week. Longer term, I think it'll be about six months for a proper repair.
Still, this is going to make it harder to get between one place and the other for flights, simulators, and social life. Most API students already have a bit of an idea- I'd watch the traffic on google maps at different times of the day to get an idea how long the drive is really going to take. East Hill to Whiting used to be about 45 minutes.
If you're starting primary in the spring of 2021 then you probably won't need to worry about any of this.
Military aviation/mil history-related tangent: the new bridge is named the Chappie James Bridge. Look him up!