Posted on Sep 10, 2014
What do you base your first impressions on when arriving at an installation?
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Guards at the gate, size of PX/BX, architecture, housing, school, or others, what jumps out the most for you at a new installation? Positive and/or negative
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The general condition of the base as seen from outside the fence. That helps explain why CSM's get so worked up about their grass, police calls, paint, etc. You can only hear about it so many times from the CG before their defense mode kicks in.
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LTC Hillary Luton
How many pawn shops, tattoo parlors and strip joints are within a mile of the installation. Sorry, not what I want to see.
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SFC Nestor Nievesmoran
The professionalism of the personnel at the replacement center, this has lots to do with the integration of new Soldiers in an installation. They are representative of the command as they process new Soldiers. Then I look at the equipment and readiness, this has lots to say what are you about to work with. Then the physical aspect of the installation, this represent the responsibility of the leadership, it is everyone's responsibility to keep the installation to standards, leadership set the standards for other to follow. At last I look at the community
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How the base is presented, 1st impressions are very important. Is quality of life or equipment the most important issue for this base?
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TSgt (Join to see)
This may sound funny, but weeds. How is the base kept, if I see un-kept shrubs and grass not mowed, says a lot for what the priorties of the Command may be. That gate is the unknowing person's first impression. Second is the sharpness of the personnel, are they being held to reg's?, this also says a lot.
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