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Posted on 02/22/2003 2:50:34 PM PST by Notwithstanding
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To: Notwithstanding
Schofield barracks in Hawaii.
Redeployed there from Vietnam in October '69. Mai-tai's, beaches, no one shooting at you and the laid-back atmosphere. Life was good (and still is).
happydogx2
To: Notwithstanding
As a civilian (Former USAF Brat) I have to highlight Camp Blanding, about 20 miles south of JAX in the middle of the real Florida (Conservative, Christian, Football Crazy) The scenery may be familiar as "Jane Doe" was filmed here. The camp is on beautiful Kingsley Lake, not too far from Gold Head Branch State Park.
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posted on
02/22/2003 5:17:28 PM PST
by
Dutchgirl
(Jax weather :80 degrees, rain today.)
To: Dutchgirl
Since you expanded the thread to include the Air Force, I'll throw in Navy. My sister is a Navy wife and has lived in Jacksonville, in southern Spain (Rota) and Whidbey Island NAS on Puget Sound. She hated Jacksonville, Whidbey isn't bad, but she absolutely loved Spain. 300 days of sunshine a year, lots of cultural activities, and an insanely low cost of living. They were able to afford a (small) villa with a maid and gardener on a CPO's housing allowance.
It used to drive her up the wall that so many people there were completely oblivious to the cultural opportunities available, and hardly ever left the base. She hung out with British expats, hit almost every museum in Spain, and visited Paris, Morocco, Budapest, and London, among other places.
This, of course was pre-911, and though it probably wouldn't have stopped her from galivanting around over there, I'm a lot happier that she's back in the states.
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posted on
02/22/2003 7:41:17 PM PST
by
kms61
To: Notwithstanding
The two best bases are the one you just left and the one you're going to.
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posted on
02/22/2003 7:51:17 PM PST
by
Tennessee_Bob
(a new Royal Family, a wild nobility, we are the family)
To: Notwithstanding
Former Army Medic here..when it was MOS 91B....Ft. Sam hands down!! Ten mins from downtown San Antonio, 2 hrs from Dallas, 2 hrs from Houston and 45 mins from the beach!!!!
To: Notwithstanding
My experience is limited since I only served in the National Guard with just one extended active duty time, but I loved Fort Hood, TX. It's an hour from Austin, and two hours from Dallas. Killeen is a decent sized city with plenty to do(for a single guy anyway).
Post to avoid like the plague: Fort Polk, LA. There is no middle ground, it's either too hot or too cold. Every single RA type I ever ran into has called it the worst post in CONUS. Throw in the fact that Leesville is better known as "Sleazeville" and you start to get the picture. Best place to party is over two hours away in Lafayette.
To: Notwithstanding
The best choice, for you & the family, is Carlisle Barracks, PA - home of the US Army War College. There are 3 JAG slots on the garrison side of the house & an unknown number on the school side. Nice community, good schools, and you will have the opportunity for more school at Dickinson School of Law - they offer an advanced degree in law (something over and above the JD - forgive me, I am not a lawyer & do not pretend to understand the educational system). I served here in the early & mid 90's. The result was seeing the Army's best and brightest senior leaders. I watch Fox News now & see the same folks in the role or "RET. Military Analyst" Because this is a small post, you will have about ZERO competition to get here. Plus, it may help you get a seat in a War College Class some where down the line. I'm not a fan of ticket-punching, but I also know the reality of the Army. Best of luck to you & thank you for serving our nation & the Army.
To: SAMWolf
PING!
And the rest of the states........
Montana
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- Deming Range (National Guard)
- Tucumcari Training Site (National Guard)
- Carlsbad Training Site (National Guard)
- DeBremond Training Site (National Guard)
- Roswell Local Training Area (National Guard)
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- Camp Smith (National Guard)
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- Camp Butner (National Guard)
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- Camp Gruber (National Guard)
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- Camp Adair (National Guard)
- Camp Rilea (National Guard)
- Camp Withycombe (National Guard)
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- Fort Indiantown Gap (National Guard)
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- Clark Hill Training Site (National Guard)
- South Carolina Training Center (National Guard)
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- Camp Bowie (National Guard)
- Camp Mabry (National Guard)
- Camp Maxey (National Guard)
- Camp Swift (National Guard)
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posted on
02/22/2003 8:09:41 PM PST
by
deport
To: Steel Wolf
Roger that, Wolf.
Presidio of Monterey, or (gone but not forgotten) Vint Hill Farms Station, Virginia. Presidio of San Francisco was a pretty awesome place too.
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posted on
02/22/2003 8:18:32 PM PST
by
LouD
To: Steel Wolf
The only Conus duty I did was a Ft. Leonard Wood in the Fall and Winter. It sucked.
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posted on
02/22/2003 8:21:16 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(To look into the eyes of the wolf is to see your soul)
To: 12B
Sgt. B. what kind of animal is that??? Probably a mountain lion or bobcat. They can both make some ungodly sounds.
I remember being on a camping trip in Arizona one night, and we must have camped too close to the animal's favorite spring or something, because it circled the camp for an hour. Every five minutes or so we heard what sounded like an opera singer being garroted. What was really freaky was how it always seemed to come from behind us, no matter where we were looking. Found the tracks in the morning, it was a mountain lion. I slept with my Buck knife open under my pillow.
It's amazing how the old caveman instincts surface in that kind of situation.
-ccm
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posted on
02/22/2003 8:40:39 PM PST
by
ccmay
To: Notwithstanding
Fort Lewis, Washington (of course, that was thirty-five years ago, but I doubt that it's any farther now from the major attraction, Seattle, than it was then)....
To: ABG(anybody but Gore)
I guess it all depends on what a person's interests are. There's good deer hunting, and if fishing is your thing, Toldo Bend Reservoir is a short drive from Ft Polk.
OTOH, it IS out in the middle of nowhere, with not much in the way of cultural diversions, and it's blistering hot in the summer, and cold and rainy in the winter.
But I've lived about an hour away from Polk most of my life, and I kinda like it around here :-)
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posted on
02/22/2003 9:10:49 PM PST
by
kms61
To: kms61
I live in Lafayette, and I spent many a weekend and several months at Fort Polk, and while the scenery is beautiful(the woods and hills of central Louisiana are fabulous), it loses its luster compared to the drawbacks, Leesville being the first one. I can't think of too many posts where virtually the entire neighboring town is off limits to the troops for their own safety. And the weather is extreme. Totalling up my active duty for Desert Shield/Storm, weekend and annual training, I spent about a year there, and I can count on one hand the number of days where the weather could be considered pleasant.
To: Steel Wolf
I was born and raised in West Point, New York, so there is no question about my favorite. I had a one bedroom apartment overlooking the bay in the Presidio of Monterey when I learned Russian there. To the 7th Inf Div vet who didn't like Fort Hunter Liggett---just go over the Nacimiento Coast Road and hang out in Big Sur---I used to live there on my days off from FHL!
To: Notwithstanding
Ft. Belvoir, VA (my favorite base and school, 1987)
Past home of the US Army Engineers School
For 68 years, Ft. Belvoir was the home of the Engineer School. It produced thousands of officers, NCOs and enlisted engineers who saw action in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Thousands more passed through the Engineer School during the peacetime years. In 1988, the Engineer School and Center moved to Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri.
To: Notwithstanding
Even though I grew up in the hills of Kentucky where everything is lush and green, I'm partial to Ft Huachuca (aka Ft Hoochie Koochie), AZ. The first three letters are HUA however the post is somewhat laid back.
Being an Intel guy I get back there now and again but haven't been lucky enough to get stationed there, but I'll keep trying.
To: Born on the Storm King
To the 7th Inf Div vet who didn't like Fort Hunter Liggett---just go over the Nacimiento Coast Road and hang out in Big Sur---I used to live there on my days off from FHL! Yeah, Big Sur is spectacular. One time my battalion marched from inside Liggett to Highway 1 on the coast, up and over those mountains at Big Sur. It was an absolutely brutal march, about 25 miles, but the views when we got to coast were beautiful.
In general, field problems at Liggett were not fun. We rarely carried sleeping bags so we usually baked in day and froze our asses off at night (Fight Light, Freeze at Night!!).
To: Norman Arbuthnot
I've been both enlisted and an officer in our Army. My vote for favorite CONUS post goes to three places, each for a different reason:
1. Fort Knox, Kentucky. Beautiful post. Outstanding quarters provided. Excellent schoolhouse. Close to fun in Louisville (most underrated city in America IMHO).
2. Fort Hood, Texas. Excellent place filled with two -- count 'em -- TWO fully armed combat divisions. A joke in my peer group when I was stationed there was... "Who's got the most powerful Army in the world? Why, the US of course. OK, who's got the second most powerful? The III Corps commander at 'the Hood.'"
3. Fort Irwin, California. Desolate. Remote. Hot. Dusty. Coyote-infested. And the best damn training site anywhere. Realistic, combat-oriented training against an outstanding OPFOR. I went to NTC more times than I can count and learned a ton each time.
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posted on
02/23/2003 1:11:15 PM PST
by
AlaninSA
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