Posted on Jun 26, 2014
Most Annoying Base in the military and why was it so?
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I am currently at Fort Stewart, GA, for some training. Shout out to those Dog Faced Soldiers! But I have been to many bases and I have never heard so many bugle calls in my life, this also includes the playing of the 3rd ID song every morning. I swear I have seen people just sprint off when they hear a call because they don't know what to do. So far I have found that this post does 13 bugle calls. Fort Bragg got nothing on this place.
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LCpl Kimberly Wells
I loved 29 Palms. It was so pretty, really enjoyed hiking and exploring Jousha Tree national park. Close enough for shopping in Palm Springs or hang out in Vegas on weekends.
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I HATE going to Walter Reed in Bethesda. The charlie foxtrot that is traffic there is horrendous. I live about 35 miles from Bethesda and it would would often take me 2+ hours to get home. Then you add that there is ZERO parking, and it makes for my least favorite base.
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PO3 Donald Murphy
I went there for my medical board and although I was taking shuttles/cabs it still sucked!
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I did 9 years at Bethesda total. It was the Marc train and metro the entire time. It was a mess for sure if you drove. Us rail commuters had to take our chances crossing Rockville Pike to get to the metro everyday. Some crazy drivers on that road!
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SGM (Join to see) - 1SG Gilley is a friend of mine. It is called a joke. If you think we all should be 100% serious all the time then maybe social media isn't the place for you. If you were to see me hide then I would expect to get called out on it. But I'm sure even you have made a joke once or twice. I'll just make sure to not walk on your grass.
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CPT (Join to see) - I can get a joke and have a great sense of humor. It's not apparent from you comment that you and he are friends and that you are joking, so I assumed your comment was serious. You wouldn't be the first person I'd heard that from! So if you were joking, Ha Ha, I apologize for calling you out so harshly. Mea culpa. And don't walk on my grass. I don't have a sense of humor about that!
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SGM (Join to see) - Maybe I should have aimed it better. But as you can see in my profile I have been around a minute in the Army. I would say the same thing if I thought they were serious. No worries.
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Maj (Join to see)
I'm sorry. Saluting for reveille?! That's like saluting your alarm clock...
Morning colors, and evening colors rate a salute. That's it.
Morning colors, and evening colors rate a salute. That's it.
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Forty years in....I'm going with Ft. Hood. Didn't care much for this place.
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Sgt Dale Briggs
My sons there now, going on 3 years. He hates it, the traffic sucks badly, but he escaped from Drum. The -25 winters and endless snows were undesirable with a young family.
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Ok, so my story doesn't really pertain to the any specific post/base. But, it does pertain to bugle calls.
So, there I was...
Driving my kids (Army Brats) and their friends (Air Force Brats) to a function on an Lackland AFB. I hear "Retreat" start being played. I pull over, stop the car, and get out. My kids follow suit and get out. Their AF friends are siting in the car. I tell them to get out and place their hand over their heart. They comply. When we get back in they ask why they had to get out? I told them it was to show respect to the flag. Come to find out AF doesn't get out of their vehicle, they only pull over and stop.
So, there I was...
Driving my kids (Army Brats) and their friends (Air Force Brats) to a function on an Lackland AFB. I hear "Retreat" start being played. I pull over, stop the car, and get out. My kids follow suit and get out. Their AF friends are siting in the car. I tell them to get out and place their hand over their heart. They comply. When we get back in they ask why they had to get out? I told them it was to show respect to the flag. Come to find out AF doesn't get out of their vehicle, they only pull over and stop.
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AN (Join to see)
Same with the Navy. We stop and stay in our cars. Main reason: it's a safety issue.
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SSgt Tom Canning
At Air Force training bases that is the norm. I was stationed at Wright Patterson for 7 and a half years and a full three on night shift and never heard retreat once!
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Yes, Fort Stewart was notorious for all of the calls. You can ask my dad MSgt (Join to see) when he visited us. Plus singing the Dog Face Soldier song every day! Not to mention the whole "Rock of the Marne" "Top of the Rock" thing. I still remember the first time the gate guard said that to me. I was like "Ok" Rock of the Marne back at you. LOL
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When I was on Ft Riley they not only played revele, the fired a cannon and set off every car alarm on post!
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