[SheLion]

But the first thing I thought when I saw that was "Holy crap! People are getting assigned to Manhattan?" Sounds better than Ft. Polk!

Yes, I know. But who in the military, short of being a Colonel and up, could afford Mr. Moron Donald's Swanky Pads anyway?

[American Soldier]

Dunno...I always felt sorry for the NCOs that get assigned to huge metro areas as recruiters. I've seen their housing allowances, they're enough to get a decent place in the midwest or the south but when they get stuck somewhere like DC they often end up either having to live in a nasty shack or else drive 1.5 hours to work every morning.