Posted on Nov 5, 2020
A question for reservists past and present... what is the farthest you have ever lived from your reserve unit?
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LTC Jason Mackay
Wow. I knew guys who lived in Japan and elsewhere in the Pacific and drilled in Korea
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Sgt Dale Briggs
I though there would be some restrictions, it would be pretty easy to hung up with Covid restrictions on travel and be late.
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for about a year I was 500 miles from my reserve unit, 7 hour drive. I lived north of Sacramento and my USAF reserve unit was in Riverside. There are a couple of guys in my current unit in Birmingham AL that drive up from Panama City every month.
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Well, Cpl Craig Franklin, I lived in Brentwood, TN and the HQ of my last duty assignment was in Arlington, VA (about 700 miles). Fortunately, whenever I went there, I flew on the Army’s dime. When our team drilled separately I had to drive to Atlanta (about 260 miles). Those trips were on me. However, I think that CPT (Join to see) is the clear winner here though!
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For some time, my unit was in Bham and I was living in Northern CA. Made for long drill weekends...
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About fifty miles from home in Claremore, Oklahoma to Bartlesville. Easy drive with very little traffic.
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My unit CO lives in Washington, and we're in Minnesota. I know guys who drive five hours for their units.
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I got lucky. My furthest reserve unit was little over 50 miles away but could take forever with Chicago traffic. It was just far enough though that when I mobilized with them for a year, I was able to PCS to an apartment right outside the main gate to the reserve center. My Battalion command was even closer.
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COL Jon Thompson
SFC Norman Abbott - Yes, I spent quite a bit of time at Camp Atterbury planning and conducting exercises.
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