Posted on Feb 24, 2016
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Heading over to Guam in the near future. Will be AT-ing there for the foreseeable future. Just want to know more about that place.
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CW4 Brigade Maintenance Technician
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Have fun and enjoy the experience. I have Air Defense buddies over there right now and they love it.
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CAPT Kevin B.
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Made it there a number of times and as a jump point for Tinian. Warm, humid, lot's of AC units. There's a native Chamorro saying "hafa adai" which means "hello". A number of SMs pervert it to how long the work day is; "half a day". What they're running into a a very different culture which is slower paced. We're taught to run at 110%, but that means we typically don't see the beauty around us nor reflect when we should. It's a different way of living. There are also oddities that don't make sense like needing a passport or orders/ID to fly to part of the US. All politics are local so you'll see things that are not important to you are very important to the local population. And like Hawaii, you'll see even more creative uses for Spam. In my memory Guam had the last Taco Bell to have beefy tostadas on the menu; sigh.

Over time, there's been a subelement that wants the military out of there vs. it being the major economic driver. Typhoons can be nasty. Since a lot of the soil liquefies during storms, major power line poles are set into gondolas which float on the surface.

Bottom line, there is a lot you can enjoy and become a part of your life, only if you get out there and do it. SMs how hate Guam tend to not get out, are bored, and then whine about it.
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Thanks for the advise!!
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any interesting food you remember?? that I should try?
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CAPT Kevin B.
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TSgt Frank Shirley - did you get to "BangClap" and buy anything at Venus Jewelers?
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Lucky bastard.
Not sure if you'll have any time off, but the SCUBA opportunities in the area are spectacular. Lots of fish and a number of WWII wrecks in fairly shallow water to check out.
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SCUBA ... ok ... Thanks. anything else you have? you sound like you KNOW Guam by calling me "lucky". :P
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CAPT Kevin B.
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Cheapest tank fills on the planet.
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PO3 (Join to see) - The Army loves to send me to deserts full of cranky residents. Just once it would be nice if they sent me to a tropical island.
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