Posted on Aug 12, 2015
What are your five worst places to be stationed in the Army?
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There are really only 2 great duty stations, the one you're going to and the one you just left
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SP5 James "Art" Gunter That sucks... I went to Gordon and enjoyed it while I was there
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COL Jon Lopey
SSG - Great point! However, there were some duty stations I preferred over others. I liked serving overseas during the Viet Nam Era because it seemed like we didn't get the stateside "distractions" or "special duty busy work" as much. I liked all my stateside duty stations in the Marines and Army. I liked serving in Philippines, Haiti, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq too but I sure felt like the luckiest guy in the world when I returned home! COL L
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All posts are what you make of them. They are only as good or bad as you make them. Some people love some places they have been stationed while others think they were the worst
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1SG Bill Farmerie - Yes sir, our office was almost at the top of the hill, HQ 8th Infantry Division Artillery, S-3 Section, and I was there August 1977 to August 1979. And I enjoyed my time there, even in Graf as a Radar Chronograph Operator at the time.
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SSG Red Hoffman - I was in Ft. Polk 62 and Ft Greely n Dec. 67 thru Dev 69 and enjoyed both of them.
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SPC Carlos Ramirez
It also depends on the people you are working with. Fort Sill was a crapfest of drunk NCO's, a barracks of thieves and pot smokers, a racist 1SGT and a bunch of LT's that couldn't wait to get out of there.
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Ft. Drum is my worst one so far, hopefully Bragg will have a lot more to offer.
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SGT William Nixson
When I was there it was still Camp Drum - 1978 with the 76th Engr Bn
(CBT)(HVY) - our B Co. built roads there, and later deployed there to make it a "Fort"
I was Bn S-3 Driver at the time, so I "visited" several times. I remember 110" of snow base in February and more coming off the river (lake effect snow)! Winter was hell!
(CBT)(HVY) - our B Co. built roads there, and later deployed there to make it a "Fort"
I was Bn S-3 Driver at the time, so I "visited" several times. I remember 110" of snow base in February and more coming off the river (lake effect snow)! Winter was hell!
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SSG Fred White
Polk was where the bottom feeders were sent. If after Basic and AIT you manage to just squeak by, welcome to Vietnam Redneck style. Got to train some hard core warriors there. From the word go it sucked, apparently Common Core Mathematics was tested there. They sent 2 station wagons for 20 men. We managed to squeeze ourselves in, lack of paved roads and no AC made it a true pleasure. From there it went downhill, but we managed to have fun anyway. Of course this was 35 + years ago. I've been told that it's much better now. The military changed a lot after Ronald Raygun became President. The days of go to prison or join the Army are long gone. No 7th grade dropouts and the ability to read and write became mandatory.
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Loved Korea, one of the best choices of my career to take with my family. A very underrated location sir.
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I've only been to Richardson, Bragg (twice) and Carson. Personally I think, is what you make of it. Your attitude controls your experience in the military. I remember being from the South, my first assignment to Alaska. Everyone was like oh you'll hate it this and that, it's cold blah blah. For one, I VOLUNTEERED to go there and enlist in the Army. In all actuality, it was probably one of my BEST assignments. I took everyone's negativity about AK and used it to my advantage. Everyone said it snows and it gets cold. Correct, but hey they also have great ski lodges. So have fun with it. Bragg, Carson each the same. Take what you can get because you only get ONE chance at enjoying this life, why not make the BEST of it.
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PFC John Lanni
Bragg was A okay in my book. Plenty to do there but also driving distance to the beaches and the babes if you don't have duty on the weekend.
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Tonda Callahan
My husband was stationed at Fort Greely, Alaska. We loved it. 1600 people total including dependents and 5 miles to a town with 2 bars and nothing else. He was supposed to go from there to Yuma, AZ but at last minute changed to WRAIR at Walter Reed. No comradery in the Washington unit.
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Sgt Dan Catlin
I'm from Texas, transplanted now to Washington State. But snow and cold is just another thing to go out and play in, once you get your head adjusted right!
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I’m from Mississippi and Im leaving AIT in a few days headed to Alaska. Wish me luck haha
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THE LEAST LIKED WERE VIET NAM AND KOREA. LIKED ALL THE OTHERS, FT LEONARD WOOD, FT RILEY, FT HOOD, FT RICHARDSON, WEST POINT, GERMANY.
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PFC John Lanni
SGT Bert Shamblin - Wow! A punch in the mouth. Return fire required. Could be career ending for both involved. One to the stockade and one to the hospital, medical discharge 100% disabled. A win win.
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Sgt Dan Catlin
Mosely, I think you need to reread the OP. He said those were his LEAST favorite.
Apparently "friendly fire" doesn't only occur in combat zones.
Apparently "friendly fire" doesn't only occur in combat zones.
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...this is why we can’t have nice things
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BLUF: I am a career infantry NCO, who has served in some of the not so nice places the Army has to offer.
However, a duty station is what you make of it. Example, when I was in South Korea as a young Sergeant, I hated the place my first few months. I as an American boy in a strange land with strange cultural norms. Then a wonderful thing happened, I got out of the barracks and embraced getting to know the culture. Problem solved.
My point is, find the positive. Make the most at of where you are. Of course some posts are better situated then others, but joy is where you make it.
However, a duty station is what you make of it. Example, when I was in South Korea as a young Sergeant, I hated the place my first few months. I as an American boy in a strange land with strange cultural norms. Then a wonderful thing happened, I got out of the barracks and embraced getting to know the culture. Problem solved.
My point is, find the positive. Make the most at of where you are. Of course some posts are better situated then others, but joy is where you make it.
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
My #2 brother enjoyed getting troops out of the Peden Barracks Caserne that he reclassed from the 13 & 15 Series and retired as a "Special Services" NCO, MOS 0350.
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I loved bliss. I loved it more than I liked Lewis by a long shot. I’m actually thinking about moving back to El Paso just because I miss living there.
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SGT Raymond Zannetti
Spent two separate(different units) rotations to Ft. Irwin, from Ft.Hood, in the mid 70's. Got to see the Army's new plane, the Warthog, give a demonstration of it's ability the first time there. Back then after seeing the XM A-10, we all said the next war would be in the desert, probably Africa. Other than that, Irwin sucked. Barstow was a joke.
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Lived in Fort Hood for 11 years and would have to say it's top 5. Killeen is a complete dumpster fire of a city
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The only people I hear That hate Fort Hood states home on the weekends and never left Killeen.
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SGT Andrew Howard
The only nicer thing about Hood was getting away from it as often as possible. If God wanted to give the world an enema, he'd stick the tube in Killeen.
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SGT Raymond Zannetti
SGT Andrew Howard - The only thing I liked about Hood was it was just a hop, skip, and a jump from Austin. The OASIS in the middle of Rednecks and Goat ropers. ;)
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I hated Fort Hood but really enjoyed being in Texas. So much so that after leaving the service we settled in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area.
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Cpl Keith Mills
I have some good memories of 29 Palms since it was my 1st for a year and a half. The rest, well at least I made it out of there.
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Sgt Dan Catlin
I LOVED "29 Stumps!" You are just over 100 mi from EVERYWHERE! And duty in the desert was great. For instance, it's a lot easier to rake sand than to maintain a lawn. There were some outstanding party spots right close there, and many married personnel lived far enough out you could often just get away, or really blow off steam and no one was there to bother you. As a young non-rate just getting into military life, that place was heaven!
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They used to threaten us in Viet Nam with, "Keep screwing up and your next stop is 29 stumps!"
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