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re: Options for next duty station [Update pg 5]
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:21 pm to ArmydawgMD
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:21 pm to ArmydawgMD
Germany then Alaska imo
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Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:23 pm to Shut Up Mulllet
Germany
North Carolina
Alaska
I agree with this guy.
North Carolina
Alaska
I agree with this guy.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:23 pm to jpbTiger
Germany! Rhineland-Palatinate is central to a bunch of stuff. Eurail your butt off, use the sleeper cars; go to bed in Wein and wake up in Zurich. Find your way to Munich in September...
I bet it will be one of the best times and memories of your life.
I bet it will be one of the best times and memories of your life.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:25 pm to ArmydawgMD
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Fort Irwin (Halfway between LA and LV)
In the desert, it gets hot as balls there, and there is nothing to do in the immediate area. IMO, this shouldn't even be on your list.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:25 pm to ArmydawgMD
Might as well go to Alaska if you're considering Camp Casey. Summers might be a bit warmer but it's cold as frick there. Hit -25 a few times when I was stationed there.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:25 pm to PrecedentedTimes
The best view of El Paso is when you are leaving for the final time ....
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:26 pm to Centinel
Alaska is probably bottom of the list. Dark and cold is no way to live plus I heard Fairbanks isn’t great for dating.
Fort Irwin also probably won’t be ranked. It’s in middle of nowhere
Fort Riley is close to KSU. So I heard Manhattan can be fun and good for going out/dating
Fort Bliss, I think El Paso is one of the larger cities on my list, hence I think it offers a lot
Korea is a 1 yr assignment guaranteed. Would be cool but could be culture shock
Germany is ideal. I’ve always wanted to go when I heard it was an option in the army. But they said it was likely an extra year. That’s a little disheartening when I was hoping to start residency soon as I’m in my 30s
Fort Irwin also probably won’t be ranked. It’s in middle of nowhere
Fort Riley is close to KSU. So I heard Manhattan can be fun and good for going out/dating
Fort Bliss, I think El Paso is one of the larger cities on my list, hence I think it offers a lot
Korea is a 1 yr assignment guaranteed. Would be cool but could be culture shock
Germany is ideal. I’ve always wanted to go when I heard it was an option in the army. But they said it was likely an extra year. That’s a little disheartening when I was hoping to start residency soon as I’m in my 30s
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:26 pm to ArmydawgMD
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It’s a GMO spot while I reapply for residency. Hence Germany may be another year commitment before starting residency vs. others that would be only a single year detour
I think you'll regret not taking that one year detour down the road just to get into residency a little earlier. I know it's a cliche but It's the journey, not the destination.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:28 pm to ArmydawgMD
North Carolina, Germany, Korea
In that order
In that order
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:29 pm to ArmydawgMD
Do you have a Family or are you solo?
I have a friend who was an Army Doctor at Fort Liberty (Bragg). He never complained about it, but he had a family and wanted to be in US. His wife is a non Army MD. He was at Bragg and whatever base is in Dothan, AL but worked at NAS Pensacola. He liked Pensacola better but that was because it is close to Family in NOLA.
If solo, Germany gives you a lot of opportunities to take quick trips.
I have a friend who was an Army Doctor at Fort Liberty (Bragg). He never complained about it, but he had a family and wanted to be in US. His wife is a non Army MD. He was at Bragg and whatever base is in Dothan, AL but worked at NAS Pensacola. He liked Pensacola better but that was because it is close to Family in NOLA.
If solo, Germany gives you a lot of opportunities to take quick trips.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:31 pm to ArmydawgMD
100% no on Fort Bliss
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:32 pm to ArmydawgMD
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Fort Bliss, I think El Paso is one of the larger cities on my list, hence I think it offers a lot
If you live on the West Side it's not bad actually. Just stay away from the East Side if you end up going there. Just makes it a bit of a commute to get on Post.
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Germany is ideal. I’ve always wanted to go when I heard it was an option in the army. But they said it was likely an extra year. That’s a little disheartening when I was hoping to start residency soon as I’m in my 30s
Unless it's going to be a career hit for you in some fashion, it will be more than worth it. As others mentioned, the chance to travel all over Europe is worth it alone. I visited Spain, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Poland, Croatia, Switzerland, Austria, and Czechia (Czech Republic). If they're still doing it, you get a four day weekend every month. If there's no holiday that month, USAREUR just picks a weekend to make a four day.
Not to mention you have the chance to bang German chicks.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:33 pm to ArmydawgMD
For what it’s worth, when I was in, Germany was only an extra year if you bring family. So probably worth confirming with HRC that you would have to stay longer
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:34 pm to DCtiger1
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100% no on Fort Bliss
Why?
Also why is everyone high on Bragg? I heard Fayetteville sucks
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:36 pm to ArmydawgMD
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But they said it was likely an extra year. That’s a little disheartening when I was hoping to start residency soon as I’m in my 30s
enjoy it! I think the experience would be worth the extra year but it's your choice
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:36 pm to ArmydawgMD
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Also why is everyone high on Bragg? I heard Fayetteville sucks
It does. But like I said, it's the most rah-rah gung-ho Army installation by far.
I for one wanted nothing to do with that shite.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:41 pm to Jim Rockford
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My sister and her husband lived off base in Spain. They had a villa with a gardener and a maid. Her husband would be gone a couple of months at a time and she'd pick a country, take off and explore.
Does her husband know she met this guy on the train?
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:41 pm to ArmydawgMD
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For record I’m single, early 30s, no kids
It’s a GMO spot while I reapply for residency. Hence Germany may be another year commitment before starting residency vs. others that would be only a single year detour
For 1 year before starting a medical residency, 100% Korea.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:42 pm to ArmydawgMD
Bliss when I was there was high crime with not a lot to do. Make sure you have a garage or your car will end up in Juarez. Bragg was OK, as people have said, it’s definitely the full-on Army experience. If you end up there, live north of post, up towards Lillington or further, and spend your off time in Raleigh, which is a cool town. Plus you’ve got the beach not too far to the east, and the mountains not too far to the west
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 4:44 pm to biohzrd
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Korea…………. Yeah, I get there is a chance shite could blow up at anytime bc of the countries near them,
That’s what i was thinking.. ive lived in other parts of Asia, but being in S Korea, right next door to that little madman dictator in N Korea with all his nukes and an itchy trigger finger ? Seems just a little too close for comfort, to me .
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