Posted on Apr 16, 2015
I am being assigned to Fort Huachuca later this year. What is family life like there? What could I expect from my time in Fort Huachuca?
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Do you know what position you are filling when you arrive? I just left there last summer after 2.5 years of 1SG time. I worked with IET students and at the NCOA so I can speak about the OPTEMPO of those two environments as well as the areas surrounding the post.
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SSG Lynnette Deleon I am on assignment for PLT SGT School AUG-SEP but I dont have order assigning me to a specific unit. I hope that if I can get order cut prior to July, so I can get to Huachuca and get my family settled prior to my school requirements....but don't know how likely that will be
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SFC Derahn Thornton
I've been here since August of 2012. Do you know where you're going? I work in HHC USAICoE and I've been off of the platform for a year. It's a great place!
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There isn't a long wait for housing here. Not a lot of traffic and its nice and small if you're coming from a large base. I came from Hood and its so much nicer without all the traffic and wait to get in and out of the gate.
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MAJ (Join to see)
On post housing is pretty nice. I live in a 100 year old house - the outside looks like an old factory, but inside is really nice.
I live on the edge of civilization on post and get to see lots of deer and javalina in the dawn and dusk hours. Haven't seen them for about two weeks, so I wonder if they are out of season or if they migrated to another part of post.
I have two kids - one in COL Johnson Elementary and one in COL Smith Middle Schools. They are both great schools. COL Smith Middle School has a STEM club that meets on Mondays and Fridays at 0700 that seems really worthwhile. The kids are designing and building catapults at the moment.
Can't say much about the vet clinic. They confirmed our appointment the afternoon prior to our cat's appointment, then called me on the morning of to reschedule our appointment. Then after the appointment, they shredded our paperwork and I had to go complete it again. But you have to register your pets at the Fort Huachuca vet clinic for housing on post.
I live on the edge of civilization on post and get to see lots of deer and javalina in the dawn and dusk hours. Haven't seen them for about two weeks, so I wonder if they are out of season or if they migrated to another part of post.
I have two kids - one in COL Johnson Elementary and one in COL Smith Middle Schools. They are both great schools. COL Smith Middle School has a STEM club that meets on Mondays and Fridays at 0700 that seems really worthwhile. The kids are designing and building catapults at the moment.
Can't say much about the vet clinic. They confirmed our appointment the afternoon prior to our cat's appointment, then called me on the morning of to reschedule our appointment. Then after the appointment, they shredded our paperwork and I had to go complete it again. But you have to register your pets at the Fort Huachuca vet clinic for housing on post.
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Ft Huachuca/ Sierra Vista AZ- the town and the Fort are very dependent on each other.
The town is a mid size town of about 35k+ not including the Fort. The town does have most of everything but smaller, Small mall, Walmart, target, kmart. 3 off base food stores (Fry's, Food City, Safeway) home depot and lowes. Lots of parks (veterans memorial park center of town has something going every weekend from April to October) Outdoorsie- Kartchner Caverns, Ramsey Canyon, San Padro riparian area.
The Ft Huachuca is at the base of the Huachuca mountains (elv 5500+ ft) SV is 4200 to 4800 ft (with that being said PT is a lil tuff so get a good PT test before you get here).
Animals- We got them (mountain) Lions, Bears, Deer, havalina's (wild boars) these will be seen on base but wont be a problem. Coyotes, road runners in town and tumble weeds. Yes it is the west but only semi wild.
Tucson 1 hour, Tombstone ($$$) 45 min, Bisby (copper tours antiques, art) 40 min
Back to the Base- mid size commissary, mid size PX, Large gym, outdoor pool, (indoor pool was under repair last I heard) 2 C6/ gas stations, full serve uniform store and 1 C6 is a troop store. theatre (multiplex also at mall) bowling alley, art/crafts......basically a mid size student base. Fort also home to DHS/CBP (border patrol). North border of post is Libby army airfield/ Sierra Vista Airport. Base is an open post with ID check (CaC or State/ Gov ID) Fire arms must be registered for on base (NO STUDENT FIREARMS)
Community- Mixed military/ military retired/ snow bird........ plenty of sports on post and off for the kids. Education- Cochise Community college and ASU off post. Education office has them also and many more. Services- Full time fire dept for SV, Law enforcement by SV pd AND Cochise county sheriff dept . NO 7-11, Rite Aid, AM/PM, Dunkin Dohnuts. We do have Giant, velairo, circle k, .........
It boils down to a quiet cowboy hat and boots town, its Arizona so some like to take a gun to Walmart (so what) with plenty to do, Oh did I mention its ARIZONA, you'll need a winter coat in winter (mid 20s) an umbrella in your car (May to September for monsoons) 90's in summer but itsa dry heat......
The town is a mid size town of about 35k+ not including the Fort. The town does have most of everything but smaller, Small mall, Walmart, target, kmart. 3 off base food stores (Fry's, Food City, Safeway) home depot and lowes. Lots of parks (veterans memorial park center of town has something going every weekend from April to October) Outdoorsie- Kartchner Caverns, Ramsey Canyon, San Padro riparian area.
The Ft Huachuca is at the base of the Huachuca mountains (elv 5500+ ft) SV is 4200 to 4800 ft (with that being said PT is a lil tuff so get a good PT test before you get here).
Animals- We got them (mountain) Lions, Bears, Deer, havalina's (wild boars) these will be seen on base but wont be a problem. Coyotes, road runners in town and tumble weeds. Yes it is the west but only semi wild.
Tucson 1 hour, Tombstone ($$$) 45 min, Bisby (copper tours antiques, art) 40 min
Back to the Base- mid size commissary, mid size PX, Large gym, outdoor pool, (indoor pool was under repair last I heard) 2 C6/ gas stations, full serve uniform store and 1 C6 is a troop store. theatre (multiplex also at mall) bowling alley, art/crafts......basically a mid size student base. Fort also home to DHS/CBP (border patrol). North border of post is Libby army airfield/ Sierra Vista Airport. Base is an open post with ID check (CaC or State/ Gov ID) Fire arms must be registered for on base (NO STUDENT FIREARMS)
Community- Mixed military/ military retired/ snow bird........ plenty of sports on post and off for the kids. Education- Cochise Community college and ASU off post. Education office has them also and many more. Services- Full time fire dept for SV, Law enforcement by SV pd AND Cochise county sheriff dept . NO 7-11, Rite Aid, AM/PM, Dunkin Dohnuts. We do have Giant, velairo, circle k, .........
It boils down to a quiet cowboy hat and boots town, its Arizona so some like to take a gun to Walmart (so what) with plenty to do, Oh did I mention its ARIZONA, you'll need a winter coat in winter (mid 20s) an umbrella in your car (May to September for monsoons) 90's in summer but itsa dry heat......
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