Posted on Apr 13, 2015
PCSing to The Old Guard: Can anyone provide me any insight?
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Can anyone provide me any insight with The Old Guard? The only information I can find online is referring to the specialty platoons, and I am going there as an Ammunition Specialist. I would like to get a better understanding of what day to day life is like in this unit since it is quite different from other units in the conventional Army.
Any information would be welcome
Any information would be welcome
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Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (JBM-HH)
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Hey Sergeant, I just ETS'd from there less than two months ago. You won't be doing ceremonies. You will almost definitely be working up at Regiment and replacing one of two great soldiers SSG GUTIERREZ or SSG NASSCO. I loved working with those guys. Anyway, you will most likely be making runs to FT. A.P. HILL to the main ASP to pick up ammo orders for transport to Ft. Myer. It should be a pretty sham job unless they changed things up there and things got stupid. If you have any other specific questions about the area, the unit, whatever, hit me up. I know Ft. Myer like the back of my hand.
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Sounds good, I've had some contact with SSG Nassco a few months ago and the new supply sergeant that got to our unit recently just left there so he was able to provide me with a little bit of information.
What can you tell me about traffic or where to look at for housing, I have a dog and a cat and have had some difficulty finding a place that will accommodate them.
What can you tell me about traffic or where to look at for housing, I have a dog and a cat and have had some difficulty finding a place that will accommodate them.
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SPC Fred Krauer
The traffic is HORRIBLE. I grew up in NYC and it's bad even by those standards. I lived in Arbor Park apartments when I was there. From parking lot to parking lot in the morning it took no more than 12 minutes. Getting home in the afternoon/evening could take 30-40 minutes or it could take over an hour. Using the app named Waze helps get around major traffic problems, but even taking side roads takes a long time.
If you want to save money on a place to live, you are going to have to sit in traffic. No way around it. I knew guys that lived down in Woodbridge AKA "Hood-bridge" and there were days they would take an hour and a half to get home. SSG Gutierrez lived in Arbor Park as well. I can't say I recommend the place. We had THIRTEEN leaks in the 3 years we were there. When we moved out we found black mold growing behind the bed in the second bedroom. Arbor Park does allow animals and I didn't know a single person there who had their animals registered because the pet registration fee and monthly "pet rent" is insanely expensive and unnecessary if you are a responsible pet owner. As far as your four legged kids go... they will ask, but don't you tell. If they do damage the apartment, the damages will end up costing a lot less than the registration and the monthly pet rent. If you need a person to walk your dog, we used DoggyWalker.com in Alexandria. They were great.
If you want to save money on a place to live, you are going to have to sit in traffic. No way around it. I knew guys that lived down in Woodbridge AKA "Hood-bridge" and there were days they would take an hour and a half to get home. SSG Gutierrez lived in Arbor Park as well. I can't say I recommend the place. We had THIRTEEN leaks in the 3 years we were there. When we moved out we found black mold growing behind the bed in the second bedroom. Arbor Park does allow animals and I didn't know a single person there who had their animals registered because the pet registration fee and monthly "pet rent" is insanely expensive and unnecessary if you are a responsible pet owner. As far as your four legged kids go... they will ask, but don't you tell. If they do damage the apartment, the damages will end up costing a lot less than the registration and the monthly pet rent. If you need a person to walk your dog, we used DoggyWalker.com in Alexandria. They were great.
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First off, congrats! Second, about all I know about the workings of the Old Guard is that they are dual hatted. They do their regular MOS stuff in addition to the ceremonial things in and around the NCR.
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The basics of peace time soldiering is magnified. When I was there I was told I would either leave demoted or promoted. You are in the spotlight. But I enjoyed my time there and grew as a soldier and leader
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Sounds like a really good move for my career assuming I do this right and don't mess it up. Thanks for the insight
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