Fort Bragg, the Inside Scoop

Yadkin gate not bad housing but traffic is horrible and it's the most narrow road in town, Reilly gate isn't bad apartments are slightly overpriced because most are all inclusive now, Raeford, Sandford, Springlake, Hope Mills best place to buy a house waaaayyyyy cheaper, stay away from Bragg Blvd and Murchison road area when looking for places to live. Walmart on skin road is the bad one, any other one is decent, but this one has fights, brawls, robberies happen in the parking lot. Military people kinda made a bad name around some areas so watch out when going out for fun. Fully in process all shops before allowing them to place you in training or you might do like I did and be there 4 months then deploy and come back and start my inprocessing.

Everything SGT Jamil Spruill is true. However, getting things like your ruck, boots and haircuts all on Yadkin road. Start at General Jacksons and work your way towards the gate and that's all you need. If turning left onto Skibo off of Yadkin road stay away from all rental properties on the left (personal experience) sounds weird but trust me. Radford rd towards the highway about an added 5-10 mins, making drive time to and from no more then 20mins if you hit it at the right time. Everything at Bragg is timing so learn alternate routes both on and off All American and Air Field. Depending on where you want to reside. If there's anything else I can think of I'll jump on here again. Enjoy it, there are a lot of great opportunities there. Oh yea BE READY TO RUN! No one WALKS on Ardennes.

It's been almost 8yrs since my retirement; however, I spent 15yrs at Bragg. I would look to the areas of Spring Lake or Sanford, they were both up and coming and quiet when I left. Best route in for more PT will totally be based on Unit and Home. Yadkin RD is the mall for Soldiers, you have your fast food, dry cleaners, barber shops, and surplus store. Household 6 and the crumb crunchers have the Cross Creek Mall (at the opposite in of Yadkin Rd from Bragg) and Wal-Marts all around.