Posted on Aug 12, 2015
What are your five worst places to be stationed in the Army?
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SFC Charles Woods
Wasn't there in the 70's.left Fort Polk in 1958 with an Ordnance Co.Transferred to Camp Roberts,CA.Agree Fort Puke,Vermin Parish,Lousyana is the Anus Mundi.Favorite place was anywhere in Korea.4.5 years there out of 22.If I ever go back to Leesville LA it will be too damn soon.
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#5. Ft Sill, Ok.
#4. Camp Howez South Korea
#3. Ft. Irwin, Ca.
#2. Ft. Polk, La.
#1. Ft. Couch, Anywhere USA
#4. Camp Howez South Korea
#3. Ft. Irwin, Ca.
#2. Ft. Polk, La.
#1. Ft. Couch, Anywhere USA
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SFC Harold Foos
I agree about Camp Howze...it was actually a nice change of scenery to go to Warrior Base for the DMZ rotation
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Staci Siler
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The whole state is pretty 'military friendly'. Graduations are on Fridays so traffic can get dicey when folks are trying to drive on or off the base at that time. On base, cadence and marching people are everywhere -- as you would expect at a training site -- but the Fourth of July activities can get pretty neat and the live theater is interesting.
Off base: The whitewater potential on the Broad River so great, we have folks from across the nation come to enjoy it so bring your kayak if you have one. Make sure to get updates from the dams upstream so you know when the releases are and how big they are going to be -- those can turn a 1 into a 4-5 really quickly. If you don't kayak but want to learn and have some off time, travel an hour up to Charlotte, NC -- to the National Whitewater center -- and take some kayaking classes, then get yourself a boat and kayak the Broad and Bush Rivers. If you are into it, bring your fishing rod (and a permit) because kayaking those two areas will put you into some untouched areas and you will see some HUGE speckled trout.
For family, if you get a chance, travel up an hour to Brevard, NC and visit Sliding Rock, Turtleback Falls, etc. Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia is always a good time for kids. (Ft. Jackson has a nice water park too.). If you are into hiking and the great outdoors (on the off chance you don't get enough of that in the Army *laughing* but want to get off base to do so), there are plenty of public wooded hiking areas just out of town. There is also a HUGE farmers market in south Columbia that sells most any fruit/veg you can imagine at really good prices. Be warned, Columbia is a college town, but the Vista and Five Points are great places to visit if you are single and want to check out the club scene.
Take the family an hour west to Aiken and enjoy Hopeland Gardens (great place to take family portrait quality pictures) and get in a few horse trials. Check out Hitchcock Woods (but grab a map to avoid the quicksand -- oh.... and don't be surprised if you see a horse trotting loose down the trail.. just start keeping an eye out for the somewhat bruised rider it kicked off.). One note: look out for Aiken's one way streets. There are quite a few and they mess drivers up who are new to the area so often that, although the cops will go pretty easy on you for it, folks have almost made watching it into a local pastime so you may garner a few grins.
Camden has a Revolution era reenactment that is worth going to. Myrtle Beach sounds (distance-wise) like it'll be a great short trip but be warned, speed limits go down to 35 in places so it'll take you 2+ hours to go the 70 or so miles so it'd be almost better to make a weekend of it. Charleston is good though -- the Aquarium is a great place to visit and worth the annual pass if you plan on driving the hour down to the area more than twice. The seafood is great if you have never tried seafood in Maine/Maryland/etc. If you like the northeastern seafood though, you might want to skip the restaurant prices and purchase your crabs.
I could go on and on about all the neat things you can do at Ft. Jackson but think I already spoke far too long. All in all, as others have stated, there is a lot to do anywhere you go if you are willing to go out and explore to find it. Safe travels.
The whole state is pretty 'military friendly'. Graduations are on Fridays so traffic can get dicey when folks are trying to drive on or off the base at that time. On base, cadence and marching people are everywhere -- as you would expect at a training site -- but the Fourth of July activities can get pretty neat and the live theater is interesting.
Off base: The whitewater potential on the Broad River so great, we have folks from across the nation come to enjoy it so bring your kayak if you have one. Make sure to get updates from the dams upstream so you know when the releases are and how big they are going to be -- those can turn a 1 into a 4-5 really quickly. If you don't kayak but want to learn and have some off time, travel an hour up to Charlotte, NC -- to the National Whitewater center -- and take some kayaking classes, then get yourself a boat and kayak the Broad and Bush Rivers. If you are into it, bring your fishing rod (and a permit) because kayaking those two areas will put you into some untouched areas and you will see some HUGE speckled trout.
For family, if you get a chance, travel up an hour to Brevard, NC and visit Sliding Rock, Turtleback Falls, etc. Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia is always a good time for kids. (Ft. Jackson has a nice water park too.). If you are into hiking and the great outdoors (on the off chance you don't get enough of that in the Army *laughing* but want to get off base to do so), there are plenty of public wooded hiking areas just out of town. There is also a HUGE farmers market in south Columbia that sells most any fruit/veg you can imagine at really good prices. Be warned, Columbia is a college town, but the Vista and Five Points are great places to visit if you are single and want to check out the club scene.
Take the family an hour west to Aiken and enjoy Hopeland Gardens (great place to take family portrait quality pictures) and get in a few horse trials. Check out Hitchcock Woods (but grab a map to avoid the quicksand -- oh.... and don't be surprised if you see a horse trotting loose down the trail.. just start keeping an eye out for the somewhat bruised rider it kicked off.). One note: look out for Aiken's one way streets. There are quite a few and they mess drivers up who are new to the area so often that, although the cops will go pretty easy on you for it, folks have almost made watching it into a local pastime so you may garner a few grins.
Camden has a Revolution era reenactment that is worth going to. Myrtle Beach sounds (distance-wise) like it'll be a great short trip but be warned, speed limits go down to 35 in places so it'll take you 2+ hours to go the 70 or so miles so it'd be almost better to make a weekend of it. Charleston is good though -- the Aquarium is a great place to visit and worth the annual pass if you plan on driving the hour down to the area more than twice. The seafood is great if you have never tried seafood in Maine/Maryland/etc. If you like the northeastern seafood though, you might want to skip the restaurant prices and purchase your crabs.
I could go on and on about all the neat things you can do at Ft. Jackson but think I already spoke far too long. All in all, as others have stated, there is a lot to do anywhere you go if you are willing to go out and explore to find it. Safe travels.
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CPL Joshua Hadwin
I think wainwright all depends on how old you are . Alot of people like to retire up there. I was at basset so it wasnt to bad . That being said , as a young man , I was ready for the lower 48 when I was done.
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Sandra Morales
I loved it was young at the time went every where snow or not learned to drive in the snow made the best of my time there before Viet Nam came into the picture and my husband was KIA.
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Anywhere in the continental United States. Always preferred overseas assignments.
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To me good leadership can make any duty assignment tolerable. The bottom of my list has always been Fort Irwin, Fort Polk, Fort Hood (no issues with the post but the community is a crime riddled shi!thole).
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CPO Mark Robinson
Worked over at the shipyard there as a civilian and I have to say it's a dump and the great town of Portsmouth is one scary place. The Naval base is paradise in comparison. And I get to go back there next month for some more fun for about a month.
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Fort Polk was my worst. National Training Center was the best! Anything in FRG was offset by going to Graff and Hohenfels so often.
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