Why people choose to live in an anthill is a mystery.
Some people would live nowhere else. I've been exposed to both country and city living so I can see the upsides of both (as well as the downsides).
I think what appeals to city dwellers is the fact that everything they could every want is close at hand - well, maybe except for space and privacy.
Thanks for your service. Did you fly?
I was armored cav (1/1 Americal), but I sure spent a lot of time in helicopters. I recall once coming into Chu Lai (the old fart can’t stop himself). We were flying along and suddenly another UH-1 is alongside us at about 200 meters. Then there’s another on the other side of our ship. Then another. Now another. And yet even more, to where, looking out behind us through the open slide-hatch, there must have been at least 20-25 UH-1s lining up for landings at various tarmacs around the installation. Ours was Blueghost, where the mess hall was open all night!
An odd, yet adventuresome way from the field to our equivalent of a resort.