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re: For the vets - what was your best/worst command (base)?
Posted on 6/7/24 at 2:43 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Posted on 6/7/24 at 2:43 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Best-
Kadena AB Okinawa, Japan
Worst-
Shaw AFB in Sumter, SC followed closely by Little Rock AFB
Kadena AB Okinawa, Japan
Worst-
Shaw AFB in Sumter, SC followed closely by Little Rock AFB
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Posted on 6/7/24 at 2:47 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Ft. Polk in June, July & August for Basic Training was the worst by far. The one day we got to go out into the town was a big disappointment. Nothing but prostitutes and shitty food establishments.
Ft. Sherman in the Canal Zone for Jungle Warfare Training was really cool and Devil's Beach was a blast. Beautiful women in every skin color you can imagine. Lots of good memories generated there.
Ft Campbell, Kentucky (is actually in Tennessee) was a real fine assignment with the 101st Airborne Division. Lived mostly off base in a trailer park.
Give me the south anytime over any northern bases.
Ft. Sherman in the Canal Zone for Jungle Warfare Training was really cool and Devil's Beach was a blast. Beautiful women in every skin color you can imagine. Lots of good memories generated there.
Ft Campbell, Kentucky (is actually in Tennessee) was a real fine assignment with the 101st Airborne Division. Lived mostly off base in a trailer park.
Give me the south anytime over any northern bases.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 3:00 pm to Spaceman Spiff
I never had a worst base. I guess my least favorite was 'A' school in Meridian, MS.
Best was the 3 weeks in Yokosuka, Japan waiting for the Independence to get back from their mini cruise. I always enjoyed Japan, but those first 3 weeks we had no obligations and spent all day just exploring the locals.
Best was the 3 weeks in Yokosuka, Japan waiting for the Independence to get back from their mini cruise. I always enjoyed Japan, but those first 3 weeks we had no obligations and spent all day just exploring the locals.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 3:06 pm to Spaceman Spiff
quote:
Parris Island Play golf there about once a month
Hell Spiff…I just played there two weeks ago. Play every year before our Fripp Vacation. Some of the best kept golf course secrets in SC are Parris and the Fripp courses.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 3:11 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Barksdale was the worst (mostly a leadership thing). I went from the 2 BW to the 8th AF to do policy and procedure and the leadership there was great but 1 year didn't outweigh 5 shitty years. There's a specific commander I have to say I wasn't upset when she (there's your clue) got in trouble.
Keesler has been the best because both unit and wing leadership have been great.
I mostly judge the base on the unit/wing leadership
Keesler has been the best because both unit and wing leadership have been great.
I mostly judge the base on the unit/wing leadership
Posted on 6/7/24 at 3:25 pm to Traveler
Beeville was pretty grim, you dodged a bullet.
We made up a song about it: "Goin' out the gate, sayin' bye to those you hate. With Beeville in your rear view mirror."
We made up a song about it: "Goin' out the gate, sayin' bye to those you hate. With Beeville in your rear view mirror."
Posted on 6/7/24 at 3:43 pm to carhartt
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Fort Polk, La
I guess I'm one of the small few who really enjoyed my time there. First posting was as an O/C...loved that job. Second time was to 4/10 MTN...and it was by far the best operational experience in my career. Both times the common factor was the people I served with.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 3:50 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
quote:
Goodfellow AFB
I've been on that base a bunch for work and there are a lot of "nondescript" planes in and out of there.
Were you intel, by any chance?
Posted on 6/7/24 at 3:52 pm to Centinel
quote:
Worst: Fort Bliss, TX. Base was really nice, but El Paso sucks.
My friend got sent to El Paso. Everyone said that he would love it because there was a pretty girl behind every tree.
When he git there he said there was no trees.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 3:54 pm to USAFTiger42
quote:
Barksdale was the worst (mostly a leadership thing). I went from the 2 BW to the 8th AF to do policy and procedure and the leadership there was great but 1 year didn't outweigh 5 shitty years. There's a specific commander I have to say I wasn't upset when she (there's your clue) got in trouble.
Keesler has been the best because both unit and wing leadership have been great.
I mostly judge the base on the unit/wing leadership
I spent 1991 at Barkatraz and loved it. I was do far down the totem that leadership really didn't impact me. I almost stayed in Bossier City and joined the reserves. The best red beans and rice I've ever had were sold by the a dude in the reserve unit, he had them ready about 1030 every morning.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 3:54 pm to dyerbro
Posted on 6/7/24 at 3:59 pm to Mstate
quote:
Not a military vet but for you Air Force guys I’m sure you hated getting sent to my hometown of Columbus MS not much to do there but in college we used to see Air Force guys come over to the bars in Starkville every once in a while
Lifelong Caledonia resident here
Posted on 6/7/24 at 4:25 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Best:
Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs…because it was in Colorado in the 90s and I had perspective…Ft. Carson down the road was DEPRESSING.
Worst:
How Ft. Dix freakin New Jersey hasn’t been mentioned blows my mind! What a dump! The trailer park haven of Jersey.
Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs…because it was in Colorado in the 90s and I had perspective…Ft. Carson down the road was DEPRESSING.
Worst:
How Ft. Dix freakin New Jersey hasn’t been mentioned blows my mind! What a dump! The trailer park haven of Jersey.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 4:53 pm to Spaceman Spiff
I’ve been to three during my time in the Army…
I rank them as follows:
1. Fort Richardson, Alaska
2. Restone Arsenal, AL
3. Fort Stewart, GA (ewww)
I rank them as follows:
1. Fort Richardson, Alaska
2. Restone Arsenal, AL
3. Fort Stewart, GA (ewww)
Posted on 6/7/24 at 4:55 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Best- Rhein Main 1990- 2006
Worst Location- Kunsan Korea
Worst Work wise- Barksdale AFB the pure stupidity of that base is insane.
Worst Location- Kunsan Korea
Worst Work wise- Barksdale AFB the pure stupidity of that base is insane.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 5:08 pm to bigezsaint
I loved Shaw AFB. Had Fun there. Lots of great TDY's. But I was there from 2000 to 2003. Workload sucked.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 5:49 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Best: Darmstadt, Germany followed by Hawaii.
Worst: Camp Casey, Korea. I still had a good time but I liked all my duty stations and one of them has to be last. Korea itself isn't bad, but you spend 6 or 7 months out of the year in the field ( at least in 2 ID, which is responsible for Area 1 along the DMZ) and it's cold as shite in in the winter and hot as balls during the summer. Spring and fall don't exist.
Spent my 21st birthday freezing my arse off in a foxhole on top of a mountain. Still a little mad about that.
Worst: Camp Casey, Korea. I still had a good time but I liked all my duty stations and one of them has to be last. Korea itself isn't bad, but you spend 6 or 7 months out of the year in the field ( at least in 2 ID, which is responsible for Area 1 along the DMZ) and it's cold as shite in in the winter and hot as balls during the summer. Spring and fall don't exist.
Spent my 21st birthday freezing my arse off in a foxhole on top of a mountain. Still a little mad about that.
This post was edited on 6/10/24 at 1:53 am
Posted on 6/7/24 at 6:01 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Keflavik, Iceland
No contest.
No contest.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 7:27 pm to Jobu93
quote:
Were you intel, by any chance?
What’s that?
Posted on 6/7/24 at 8:01 pm to SquatchDawg
quote:
quote: Parris Island Play golf there about once a month Hell Spiff…I just played there two weeks ago. Play every year before our Fripp Vacation. Some of the best kept golf course secrets in SC are Parris and the Fripp courses.
Live on PI and play often. Wrapped up an AJGA this week, course is in pristine tourney condition.
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