Does anyone know what it's like at Bethesda or Fort George Meade, for a 68W3O? What about for families?

Give me a call.

I'm stationed at Ft Meade but I live in Bethesda (married to a law student who attends GW in DC). It's pretty expensive as far as locations go (it's doable though) but everything you could possibly want or need is within walking distance, plus the metro makes getting to DC a piece of cake if you ever want to shoot down to see the sights and what not.

I was at Walter Reed from '04-'08. If you've never been in a Meddac unit, you're in for a rude awakening. It's all politics. As a 68W3O you should be a shift leader or NCOIC of a clinic but it depends on what unit you're assigned to. I'm sure it's nicer at Bethesda now but you're the low man on the totem pole as a whiskey in my opinion