Which duty station has better units for a 68W, Baumholder or Ansbach?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:24:08 -0500

I’m stuck between the two duty stations and I’m not sure which one would be better off for me unit wise.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2020 5:34 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:34:32 -0500

Choose Ansbach. It is closer to larger cities. Baumholder is mainly a training area and there is not a lot to do there in my opinion. Frankfurt and Nuremburg are a close train ride away, and the beer is better in that area! LOl!

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2020 5:50 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:50:08 -0500

Wasn't assigned to Baumholder, but I had visited it a few times. I was not a fan.

Response by SSG Dennis R. made Feb 26 at 2020 6:59 PM

SSG Dennis R. — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 18:59:23 -0500

Baumholder was the last place one wanted to be in the 1980s. Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahlmer was stationed there, so it might be haunted.
I spent 7 years on Wiesbaden Air Base. Wonderful Wiesbaden.

Response by Landrew Usoalii S. made Feb 26 at 2020 7:28 PM

Landrew Usoalii S. — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:28:31 -0500

I was stationed back in Germany and we shut down baumholder for 10SFG to move in back in 2012. But I would not want to be stationed there again.

Response by PFC Larry Armstrong made Feb 26 at 2020 7:34 PM

PFC Larry Armstrong — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:34:09 -0500

I believe Ansbach May prove a better duty station.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2020 8:33 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:33:06 -0500

I agree with the consensus, choose Ansbach. I was there from '08-'10. Good times, great people, loved the locals and their seasonal fests. I was with the 5-158 (gone now last I heard) and the work life was enjoyable. Of all the little spots to work, Anbsach seemed to be the favorite among my peer group. I lucked out in getting it. The aid station was nothing special, but that was years ago.

I have a fond memory of several of us young guys going out drinking during a particularly bad snowstorm one night, as one does, and getting into a random snowball fight with two locals who were also drunk and roaming the town (they started it!).

Hope it works out! Let us know either way.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2020 10:07 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:07:13 -0500

Baumholder was my very first assignment. I loved it. Lots of fond memories. It was bustling when I was stationed in Baumholder and had over 20,000 personnel. Kind of a ghost town these days. However, any duty assignment can be great if you have personal transportation. I've never been to Ansbach, I cannot speak about it. A duty assignment is what you make of it. And yes, Jeffery Dahmer was a 68W stationed in Baumholder. They showed us the area he worked in during inprocessing.

Response by SFC Charles Dennis made Mar 4 at 2020 7:04 PM

SFC Charles Dennis — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:04:46 -0500

I was in Baumholder and loved it. However, I was not a 68W.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2020 2:09 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:09:03 -0500

SGT,
I can’t give you much advice going solely MOS based, however I’d recommend you go with Ansbach. Baumholder these days is a very small post, with very little to do. It’s rare to hear anything good from any of the companies there that are under my Battalion. Ansbach has a decent location, and is much closer to things than Baumholder is.

Response by PFC Cj Lipsey made Mar 7 at 2020 6:12 PM

PFC Cj Lipsey — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 18:12:09 -0500

Baumholder it's like the Fort Leonardwood of Germany. There's nothing there! Start away if you have a choice!

Response by SFC Charles Dennis made Aug 8 at 2020 7:34 AM

SFC Charles Dennis — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 07:34:48 -0400

I was stationed in Baumholder and really liked it there. They had a really nice clinic and if you have a passport, you can go to France and other locations.