I am currently on assignment to Fort Bliss for February 2020. UIC is WAEL01. How is it there?

I will not re hash what other people said here just point out a few things I left there in 2010. Bliss was in the mist of a huge make over, expecting 2 full BDE last I heard. I. Sure they are there 9 yes later. But The PX, Commissary ,a new Hosp and new housing was being built. Lots of activities. If you choose to or age going to live off post find a place with "refrigerated Air" not a swamp cooler. That was my mistake. Does this place have AC? "Well yes" was the answer. So not true. It doesn't work the same as an actual AC unit and the house is always damp.

If you love Mexican food, are tolerant to heat and the extremes thereof and are not a barracks rat then you are going to love it. It's had a major overhaul and is fantastic.

Unbiased Truth:
Bliss is really not that bad. EP has a lot of places to eat and drink. Bad things about EP is that the drivers are by far theeeee worst I have ever encountered. EP is isolated from all the rest of the bigger cities so if something new opens up, be prepared to wait in long lines, for example the Dave and Busters or Cracker Barrel. San Antonio, Dallas and Houston is about 10 hours, California is 10 hours, Phoenix is about 5. EP is very big. The west side is more of the upscale living (sort of), then you have Dyer where it's on the borderline of "ghetto" then you have the far east where all the newer homes are being built. If you live on one side of EP be prepared to be in slow or stuck in traffic to get to the other side. There are sometimes cool events happening, like the beer fest, El Paso Neon desert festival, EP Comic-con etc.. See El Paso 411 website. EP is becoming somewhat up-to-date with things but I think in my opinion still has a lot of work to do but it tries to be current and some people try to be "hoity toity". What makes it really bad to me is that it is literally on the border of Mexico and immigrants and non driving A-holes makes EP look bad and it keeps the some areas looking poor. However, crime is virtually low. It is the lowest in the country per capita but just like everywhere else, there's always crime.
If you're married, expect your spouse to have a hard time looking for a job if s/he doesn't speak Spanish. But by all means, you don't have to know Spanish to get around. If you're single, the women there are hot with a ratio of 4 to 1 of women but use protection. LOL. If you dig motorcycles , EP is a great advocate of motorcycle riding but they don't have many bike rallies for some reason. Barrett Harley is the biggest in the US. Lots of great tattoo shops and gun stores.
School districts are good. Just like anywhere else in the US, you'd just have to see which is right for your kid(s). Weather wise, summers are hot obviously. There are sand storms sometimes and it gets windy too. It does rain but rainy season doesn't last long. Great scenery in the mountains, perfect for a little date night view, especially during a full moon.
If I was to rate the big bad EP aka Hell Paso, I'd say 6.5-7 stars out of 10 because its trying to be better, build newer homes and have great events but the fact that people from Mexico come to EP and ruin everything is why it gets a lower score.