Where were you stationed?

Last year, Camp Casey South Korea.  It was my first duty station and I was excited about going to a new country and experienceing a differen culture.  There were a lot of sights to see and a lot of places to shop, gifts were pretty cheap.  What made it bad was that it's a fast pace duty assignment.  As soon as you had one person trained to do something, they'd be PCSing to somewhere else and then you'd have to retrain another person to do their job.  All in all, it was a good experience and I met some truly wonderful people. 

Most postings are what you make of them. My assignment to Alaska was a prime example of this. I was assigned to Elmendorf AFB, AK. It is located adjacent to Anchorage and Ft Richardson. My family and I went there with a positive attitude and determination to enjoy all that Alaska had to offer. Great scenery, winter sports, summer fishing, camping, hiking, and good schools for the kids. Turned out that on-base housing was very good. The flying mission was perhaps the best C-130 job at the time (mid-1980s).

Sadly, we saw some people who hated every minute of their assignment to Alaska. They couldn't or wouldn't adopt the "just do it" attitude necessary to enjoy all the area has to offer. They hibernated during the winter (October through May) and then complained because the summers were too hot, too short, too light, too buggy. Everything was too expensive, too difficult, too far away, and they missed their families in the Lower 48 too much. They suffered through their 3-year assignment to one of the most beautiful locations on Earth and missed every opportunity to be happy.

Ft Carson