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Anyone currently at Camp Carrol or been there recently? What should I expect? What to look out for? Going unaccompanied.
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Honestly there isn't much to Waegwan or Carroll. You'll end up spending most weekends in Daegu...
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SFC Dagmar Riley
Very true unless you like exploring like I used to do, checking out all the open markets downtown and perusing through all the department stores checking out restaurants downtown instead of right across from the post and I used to volunteer with the post chapel at the local orphanage, which was always a lot of fun.
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SFC (Join to see)
I think I would enjoy volunteering at an orphanage. Will definitely look into that!
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SFC Dagmar Riley
SFC (Join to see), each of my tours in Korea I spent a lot of time doing things with the chapel and always had a lot of fun doing so. I got to meet plenty of locals through the chapel as well; getting to experience the culture and it’s people and still have friends in Korea from my very first tour in 85-86. Every time I’ve gone back I made sure to visit them; one time I had a 8 year span without seeing them and as soon as I walked towards them they called out my name remembering me. Language was no problem my first tour, but after Desert Storm my brain cells worked in slow motion and forgotten so much, but despite of it I’ve always been able to communicate somehow. It’s just much more fun to interact with the locals then spending hours in the bars like many do. Don’t get me wrong when nothing was happening at all and the USO or Recreation Center had nothing planned either that caught my interest then I would spend some time at the bar/club too for the cameraderie with fellow soldiers; just be careful where you hang out; some places are hot spots for fights and watch the amount you drink or stick with mostly nonalcoholic beverages as I did most of the time. The alcohol can get dangerous because you have a lot of prostitution going on and before you know it you’re in a place you shouldn’t be and probably lost your wallet and a few other things as well, only to leave you behind with an STD. Not saying Korean girls are bad; quite the opposite, the majority of girls working in that capacity aren’t Korean at all. It’s truly a beautiful country and just has a few bad apples in it like anyplace else in the world. Stick with the Chapel, USO and Recreation Center and you will have a wonderful experience!
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I had a good time at Carroll. It was my last duty station before I ETS’d in 2005. Sounds about the same now. Small post, small facilities, took the shuttle to Walker for bigger things. My MP BN moved to Hawaii shortly after I left.
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You’ll be as far south from the DMZ as you can be. Camp Carroll isn’t huge... about 5 miles in circumference. Right next door to Waegwan, a small Korean town. More than likely, you’ll live on post up on “BEQ Hill”... unless there’s lack of housing. Then, you’ll get permission to live off post. Either way, I’d recommend applying for an “exception to policy” or ETP and buying a cheap used car to get around. Walking around post up and down BEQ Hill many times in a day gets old real quick. Nearest big city is Daegu, which is 20 miles away. Camp Walker is located in Daegu and had a much larger PX, commissary compared to Camp Carroll. Two major joint exercises a year. Be prepared to work alongside Korean KATUSAs assigned to all units in Korea.
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