How is Fort Bliss for 88Ms?

SPC Deyton Privette — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 20:32:39 -0400

How is fort bliss, TX for us 88 mike mikes? Personal opinions too.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 13 at 2018 9:06 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:06:55 -0400

Post: best in the Army.
Town: hostile (racist) if you’re not Latin.
Weather: SUCKS. Hope you like feeling like Iraq (120F) without deployment benefits.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 14 at 2018 7:27 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 07:27:47 -0400

I am very much in agreement with Major Hamilton. Very nice modern post will all the amenities you could want, decent units (at least within 1st AD. I'm a grunt though) but the town is a little shady at times.

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Aug 14 at 2018 9:36 AM

SGT Dave Tracy — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 09:36:30 -0400

SPC Deyton Privette I was there from 2009-2012, and I enjoyed it. I was fenced into the Army's (dysfunctional) dedicated testing brigade, 2-1AD; which didn't even stand up until nearly a year AFTER I got there, so that kinda sucked, but testing's not their mission anymore; lucky bastards!

The post is great--they spent obscene amounts of money on it--with amenities galore, and as for the city, I loved El Paso. Unlike the good Major, I never found it to be hostile (certainly not racist to me at any rate). In fact, a buddy from my unit enjoyed it so much he came back to live in El Paso (after he went to Korea for a year), once he ETSed. There's SO much to do, so there's never any reason to be bored.

It is a desert, so if you aren't prepared for very dry heat, get ready. Your car's paint may take a beating under constant sun, and it should be noted that cars have a nasty habit of miraculously finding their way over the boarder to Juarez, where, I'm assuming, is still off limits to you. Just stuff to keep in mind.

I went on to become an 88M in the Reserves, but when I was at Bliss, I was a grunt so I can't say what 88Ms do there other than what 88Ms do anywhere else; Motor Pool Mondays, drive places, pickup and drop off stuff, etc.

Good luck.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 14 at 2018 11:36 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:36:58 -0400

I left in 2016, from a five year station there! If you’re part of a sustainment brigade, you’ll get plenty of experience! The new state of the art hospital should be finished by now. It’s a very musically astute area. They real try to have a variety of activities to do, bc there’s really nothing major around for about 80 miles in all directions! And think about venturing over into Mexico 7 miles south of El Paso (Definitely don’t show/use your military ID!!!), you’re NOT authorized.

Response by SGT Tony Clifford made Aug 14 at 2018 12:40 PM

SGT Tony Clifford — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:40:32 -0400

It's a huge post. Often they do training throughout the Bliss and WSMR training areas, which combined make up the largest training area in the country. El Paso kind of sucks and it's not uncommon for someone with chihuahua license plates to slam on their brakes in front of a government vehicle to file a lawsuit. Las Cruces is about 40 minutes away and is usually a much nicer town. Bliss itself is quite nice and when I was stationed at WSMR we actually needed to drive to Bliss to handle anything finance related. There are a ton of troops on that post. Have fun, but don't get into trouble and don't cross into Juarez because you are not authorized. Side note, a lot of clubs and strip joints in El Paso are off limits to service people, so know where you can and can't go.

Response by SPC Russ Bolton made Aug 15 at 2018 2:37 PM

SPC Russ Bolton — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:37:57 -0400

I don't know, never been there. Sorry

Response by SGT Peter Wooldridge made Oct 18 at 2018 10:18 PM

SGT Peter Wooldridge — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 22:18:40 -0400

That's where 88m ait used to be back in 07. I heard it's only at Leonard wood now

Response by SGT Steve Parish made Mar 23 at 2022 3:23 PM

SGT Steve Parish — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:23:33 -0400

I served 19 years in the Army.... The first thing you learn in Basic you never talk politics in Uniform.... But I guess Fort Bliss doesn't believe in this because you have a SSG Cindy Bronson on tic too in uniform doing what you are not suppose to do in uniform....Seems she does not need to be a SSG whether she is a lesbian or not that has nothing to do with how she is conducting herself in uniform....
Seems Fort Bliss turns a blind eye to this now....all you have to do is Google her ne and there it is....if she did this in civilian clothes so be it bit to do it in uniform goes to show she has no respect for the uniform....