[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

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.

[kms61]

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 :-)