[donozark]

Me thinks the inclusion of Ft. Sam is in error. Medics/docs/nurses train there. Sen. Kay Hutchinson just announced a multi-million dollar upgrade to hospital facilities, base,etc.

[PhiKapMom]

This is not authentic IMHO because the list of bases on the closure and realignment list are the most closely guarded in DoD. For this to come out before Congress is told would set off a firestorm that wouldn't quit.

That's why I believe this is from a DemocRAT stirring up trouble. Some bases I could see would be on the list -- others are not that should be and from what I can tell pilot training would come to almost a halt for the Air Force with this list.

[SLB]

The rumor mill has many of the services doing co-operative training. They will share the specialized training missions. Currently the USMC and Army do that with tankers and artillery. There can be spinoffs in the area of medical training, engineers and several others. The personnel administration needs to probably remain seperated, but finance responsibilities are close to the same.

Rummy has said he will totally reorganize the way the military does business. Might be he is on the track to doing so.

[D. Brian Carter]

EVERY medic in the US Army trains there... and that's where I'll be in January. I seriously doubt they will be closing this base, as I just saw that the Army division formerly based in Puerto Rico will now call Sam Houston home, as well. Maybe that's what is meant by "realignment".

And I hope this isn't true, because Belvoir is my first choice for assignment when I finish AIT next summer.

[El Gato]

Me thinks the inclusion of Ft. Sam is in error. Medics/docs/nurses train there. Sen. Kay Hutchinson just announced a multi-million dollar upgrade to hospital facilities, base,etc.

The reason for the upgrade is the acquisition of a new mission, as the HQ U.S. Army South (USARSO), which moved from Puerto Rico.