What was you BEST and WORST military assignment?

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 18:48:21 -0400

Everyone has a favorite assignment location/command, and a worst. What/where/when are yours? What/who made it good or bad? How?

Response by SGT Alicia Brenneis made Oct 11 at 2014 9:35 PM

SGT Alicia Brenneis — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 21:35:47 -0400

Ft Drum was a frozen hell on earth. I..HATE.. being cold. That place only has 2 months of spring like weather and they call it summer.
FT Campbell is the place I loved.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 12 at 2014 12:13 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 00:13:19 -0400

Oddly the worst was Fort McPherson in Atlanta GA. Third US ARMY is a 3 star HQ with no subordinate units. Millions of dollars were spent with long hours creating shredded paper. It's where morale went to die. The Majority of the Jr officers I knew there got out. The City wasn't bad but when you hate your job it's hard to enjoy it. Honestly I'm surprised I didn't get out then.

The only place worse was deploying to Kuwait with the same unit because it was all the fun of a job you hate that you know doesn't help the effort in any way without any of the drawbacks of going home at the end of the day!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 12 at 2014 12:02 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 12:02:00 -0400

In my personal opinion every assignment is different for everyone of us it's what you make of it for some it might be awesome for some it might be the worst.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 12 at 2014 1:04 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:04:50 -0400

Vicenza, Italy; FAMC Aurora, CO; Ft Campbell, KY; Ft Sam Houston, TX; Ft. Gordon, GA; Ft. Sill, OK - they all have their strengths and really liked a lot about all of them but if I had to chose:

Worst: I'd say Gordon due to the everyday 14-18 hours a day in training for 18 months but loved what time off I had tooling around Augusta.

Best: Overall probably Ft. Campbell so far. Close to Nashville, had a good unit (86th CSH) lots to do, people were friendly, etc.

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Oct 12 at 2014 1:06 PM

SFC William Swartz Jr — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:06:58 -0400

Best: Fulda, Germany, 11th ACR, followed by Ft. Carson
Worst: USAREC, period.

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Oct 12 at 2014 1:09 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:09:26 -0400

Fort Drum on both counts. Disliked most of it except for the life long friends I made and the fun times we made for ourselves when I was there.

Response by SFC Dr. Joseph Finck, BS, MA, DSS made Oct 13 at 2014 8:00 AM

SFC Dr. Joseph Finck, BS, MA, DSS — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:00:49 -0400

SGM my best assignment was with the 20th / 1149th MP DET (CID) where I served as the Detachment Sergeant in Iraq. My worst assignment was as a Senior Instructor with the 7th BN (PS) 108th REGT 4th BDE (PS) 94th DIV (FS) 80th TC Fort Jackson, SC.

The Soldiers and leaders assigned to and above the 20th / 1149th MP DET (CID) made it the best assignment. We had huge mission accomplishment and great esprit de corps as well as unit integrity from the beginning of our rotation through the end.

The 7th/108th is best summed up by a lack of care or concern for Soldiers, a complete lack of planning or forethought, and a departure from all of the values which make the Army great. While I did everything I could to create and maintain a positive environment around me and the Soldiers to whom I maintained a sphere of influence, in the end, I was just glad to retire and get away from that unit.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Oct 13 at 2014 9:17 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 09:17:54 -0400

Best Probably Dodge (Diego Garcia), Worst NSGA Adak, AK. I loved them all for different reasons but if I had to nail down what made a Command score lower or worse it is Overmanagement/Micromanagement. Adak was isolated wet and cold so they Minimized your off time and had lots of stuff to keep you busy (Unnecessary Inspections) so you wouldn't get cabin fever which was sad because it was a gorgeous island in a stark natural way. The ones I like the Best is where I was given Autonomy which actually was quite a few. CINCPACFLT Staff we were Staff the crème de la crème so they saw no need to manage us. My 3rd command NSGD Sgrove was so small so even as a newly frocked E-5 I was Asst Dept Head. COMSPAWARSYSCOM 6211 Big Command but we were a Small Project so I was functioning as a Division Officer on top of being the Admirals Master at Arms.

Response by MSG Floyd Williams made Oct 26 at 2014 10:53 PM

MSG Floyd Williams — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:53:33 -0400

My best military assignment would be two, one being in the Berlin Brigade and two Embassy Duty. As far as the worst assignment I can't think of any.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 18 at 2014 11:34 AM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:34:55 -0500

1st Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment! RLTW!

Response by PO1 Jack Howell made Jun 17 at 2016 2:07 PM

PO1 Jack Howell — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:07:38 -0400

My best assignment is a toss-up between USS Vincennes (CG 49) and USS Gridley (DDG 101). Great people to work with and a great chain of command. My worst assignment was USS Antietam (CG 54). It was the exact opposite of the other 2. the chain of command didn't care about anybody, people would try to stab you in the back just to get ahead, and my LCPO actually told me once that he would make it his mission in life to bust me down to OS2 (E-5) before he retired. He retired 2 months after I left the ship in 2005 and I went on to complete 20 years of service and retired as an OS1 (E-6).

Response by SPC Lyle Montgomery made Oct 12 at 2021 10:19 AM

SPC Lyle Montgomery — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:19:16 -0400

I'd have to say that both are the same. An 11 Bravo combat grunt at 18 years old in Vietnam.

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 12 at 2021 11:04 AM

CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 11:04:44 -0400

Hard to say.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 13 at 2021 2:54 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:54:06 -0400

best camp Lejeune, worst NRMC Portsmouth, Va nice hospital poor billeting and neighborhood around it dangerous

Response by LTC Lane Altenbaumer made Oct 14 at 2021 4:31 AM

LTC Lane Altenbaumer — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 04:31:58 -0400

Best was Fort Lewis. Worst was Fort Polk.

Response by SPC Roger Giffen made Oct 14 at 2021 6:58 PM

SPC Roger Giffen — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:58:54 -0400

Kriegsfeld Specialized weapons depot (North Point) Like being on guard duty 24/7. Out in the middle of nowhere on top of a hill. Took an hour to get to the PX or to personnel. Hated by most. Very low reenlstment. If you l;ike nature, you might like it. Surrounded by trees. Not what I was trained for. More n 11B job than a 95B.