Default to previous choice?

Is it possible to set a related field to default to whatever was selected the previous time a record was created?

My specific case:

A field tech adds an asset. They chooses a contract, then a conditional dropdown allows them to choose a base in that contract.

They will be adding a hundred or so assets at one base, then moving on to another. It would be nice if once the selected the contract and base, it defaulted to that until it was changed (when they move bases).

Is that possible? Extra awesome if I can set that default to be associated with a certain user. i.e., when that user creates a new record, it defaults to the last choices that specific user had saved.

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Mike Tamoush
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