Just got orders to fort drum for after the holidays, what’s the in-processing & on post or off post housing like?

2018-11-07T21:09:14-05:00

Doing a full move from jblm to fort drum

Response by SFC Harry H. made Nov 7 at 2018 9:53 PM

2018-11-07T21:53:53-05:00

Omg! So I got orders to Drum after Christmas too. It’s a whole new world. Where are you from?

Housing is good. Unless you get sent way out to BFE. My wife and I had an apartment in Watertown first. 130 Court ST. The apartments kept getting broken into so they moved us to on base housing.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2018 8:15 AM

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Prepare for the fucking cold and terrible communication and leadership

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2018 8:56 AM

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Cold

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 8 at 2018 10:07 AM

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Inprocessing is 2-3 weeks long where they cover everything you need to get settled. Its a long inprocessing schedule designed to get you to slow down and get established before beginning work at your unit. I cannot speak to off post housing but on post is all covered by Mountain Community Homes. https://www.fortdrummch.com/ . You can contact them and actually sign for a house online (they will send you 20-30 pictures of the house) before you arrive so its ready as soon as you arrive (key will literally be in a lock box on the front door they give you a code to). Honestly in 4 my different duty station experience inprocessing at drum was by far the easiest transition.

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Response by SFC Stephen King made Nov 8 at 2018 12:22 PM

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SPC Private RallyPoint Member welcome to the North Country it can be challenging. That being said in processing is long and informative.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 10 at 2018 11:29 AM

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I spent 3 yrs in Drum. Post housing is great if you don’t want to deal with house and commute issues which come up with frigid temperatures. If you love outdoor activities, you will enjoy your time

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 13 at 2018 8:20 PM

2018-11-13T20:20:32-05:00

Fort drum isn’t really the best place for off post housing most of the joes I know live either in Carthage or Watertown. Carthage being the more family oriented of the two. I know of one apartment complex everyone ends up living is Eagle Ridge . It’s close to base and are newer than most places out here