re: Leesville Ranked #1 worst town to be stationed in. (Ft Polk)

Posted by Clames

Member since Oct 2010

16558 posts

Posted on 4/24/16 at 9:36 am to Charlie Arglist

I don't think it's as much Ft. Polk as it is Leesville. I was there a few weeks ago for a training rotation and the post itself is no different than hundreds of other posts and better than a few the Army maintains out of spite. Same crap in the PX, just a different name on the souvenir mugs. Leesville is a shitty town though, I can't think of one redeeming quality. Stayed in a hotel in Leesville because the on-post lodging was booked up, think a FEMA trailer would have been a better accommodation.

Posted by Breaux

Member since Nov 2005

3967 posts

Posted on 4/24/16 at 9:49 am to Clames

I was stationed there for my last 2 years in the Army, it wasn't terrible. My family was in Baton Rouge so I was coming home every weekend and for 13 of those months I was in Afghanistan, my experience is probably a little different than most.

During the welcome brief the commander said Ft Polk is the closest you can get to being stationed overseas

1. It's in the middle of nowhere
2. Not much to do locally, but plenty to do within 4 hours in any direction
3. The locals dont speak very good English

Posted by retired trucker

midwest

Member since Feb 2015

5093 posts

Posted on 4/24/16 at 10:06 am to Charlie Arglist

fort puke

ain't heard that in many many moons
it's been so long, I can't recall ever going into Leesville or not...if so, it was so memorable, I never went back !!!

thanks for the flashback...

Posted by BAYOUBUCKEYE

Lafayette, La.

Member since Nov 2007

1234 posts

Posted on 4/24/16 at 10:26 am to Charlie Arglist

I agree. That place is a shite-hole. Had to go there a few weeks ago for some VA bullshite and it is completely miserable.

Posted by RogerTheShrubber

Juneau, AK

Member since Jan 2009

260225 posts

Posted on 4/24/16 at 10:50 am to Charlie Arglist

quote:
29 Palms might be one of the worst places on earth. Like I literally would rank some of the places in the Middle East I have been higher than 29 Palms.

always makes me think of the Robert Plant song.

Yucca Valley rivals California City as the ugliest towns in the US

Posted by Boxcar

Richmond VA

Member since Mar 2016

900 posts

Posted on 4/24/16 at 10:55 am to Charlie Arglist

Worst duty station for me. Ft. McClellan.
Best Ft. Monroe.

Posted by tylerdurden24

Member since Sep 2009

46472 posts

Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:42 am to Charlie Arglist

I think it says something when my Grandpa who was stationed at Polk during Korea and all my friends that who have been stationed there the past 10 years have similar stories about the place

Posted by GaTiger78

Chickamauga, Ga

Member since Sep 2007

773 posts

Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:53 am to tylerdurden24

I've been to #1,4,5,6,7 and 8 on that list and I would have put Fort Irwin as the worst of them.

Posted by Sal Minella

Member since Nov 2006

1951 posts

Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:56 am to Charlie Arglist

My unit deployed out of Ft. Polk for OEF IV. Guys were asking if there was anyway to hurry up and get to Afghanistan.

Posted by EastBankTiger

A little west of Hoover Dam

Member since Dec 2003

21318 posts

Posted on 4/24/16 at 12:02 pm to RogerTheShrubber

quote:
Yucca Valley rivals California City as the ugliest towns in the US

Never was at 29 Palms but I did time at Edwards AFB. I'd add Rosamond to that list.

Posted by kengel2

Team Gun

Member since Mar 2004

30745 posts

Posted on 4/24/16 at 12:21 pm to EastBankTiger

I was at a few of those.

Ft. Polk is def the worst, we were only there to use the range and that place sucked horribly.

29 Palms I didn't find that bad, but we were there for Mojave viper. I guess we were busy non stop so it wasnt that bad. I could see living there being bad though. We did get to go stay at Pendleton for a week or two each time and maybe that helped.