I will be a 91P going to fort Hood as a SGT can any one give me an in site of what the day to day is like ?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 11:05:53 -0400

Response by SSG Byron Howard Sr made Jul 14 at 2019 11:09 AM

SSG Byron Howard Sr — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 11:09:15 -0400

Two tours at Ft Hood had a good. Close to all kinds of cool stuff.

Response by SGT Javier Silva made Jul 14 at 2019 2:44 PM

SGT Javier Silva — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:44:26 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member Fort Hood is the largest Armor post the Army has, I believe. A GO pretty much runs the entire thing, so be ready for a lot of bureaucracy. However, Fort Hood's civilian city is Killeen. Plenty to the there, but the cops DO NOT allow you to get away with anything when you're stopped. Fort Hood is about 45mins - 1hr away from the city of Austin, about 3hrs from Houston, and 2.5hrs from Dallas-Fort Worth. Each of those cities has a vibrant night life, and weekends. There is plenty to do, you just gotta want to do it.

Response by SGT Tim Tobin made Jul 14 at 2019 4:21 PM

SGT Tim Tobin — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 16:21:33 -0400

I was at Ft Hood but probably before you were born!! I enjoyed my time there and loved the local flavor. Killeen was the first place I owners a home! Enjoy your time, Texas is a cool state!!

Response by SSG Arthur Williams made Jul 14 at 2019 8:48 PM

SSG Arthur Williams — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 20:48:37 -0400

DID TWO TOURS AT FT. HOOD 1 WHEN I RETURNED FROM VIET NAM ASSIGNED TO A NEW M.P. COMPANY DID NOT HAVE ANY SUPPLY PERSONA. I STARTED TO FILL IN THE CO. ASKED I LIKED WHAT I WAS DOING, I SAID YES, THAT WAS MY JOB TILL I RE-UPED. WENT SUPPLY SCHOOL THEN ASSIGNED TO GERMANY. THE LAST TIME WAS FOR RETIREMENT, HAD FUN BOTH TIMES.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 15 at 2019 5:29 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 05:29:43 -0400

The area isn’t too bad. If you’re living off post check out Copperas Cove. Hood itself is where morale goes to die unfortunately. If you’re a decent NCO though you’ll be able to pull your joes out of the funk and keep the Mood up the best you can.

Response by SGM Joel Cook made Jul 15 at 2019 6:16 AM

SGM Joel Cook — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 06:16:23 -0400

I will assume you are a self propelled howitzer NCO crewman. Let me know if I am wrong in that assumption. All the FA assets have been realigned to BDE Combat Teams or assigned to provide FA support to a specific BDE Combat Team. I was in DIVARTY many years ago as a M577A1 Command Track driver for BN S3. We spent a lot of time in the field doing FTXs. The entire month of May every year was our Crewmember Qualification fire missions that has probably changed now to fit the BDE Combat Teams Training schedules. Count on spending lots of time in the motor pool keeping your vehicle in tip top shape. Since we are involved in Aphganistan be prepared to do an NTC rotation to ensure you are fully mission capable to operate in desert and mountain environments. III Corps usually deploys once every three or four years to the combat zone. Hard to say how many BCTs will deploy at any one time. Killeen has little or no tourist type attractions with a pretty high crime rate. Averaging one shooting a week city wide. A smart man told me a long time ago that nothing good happens in Killeen after 22:00 hrs. If you are married I suggest you live off post as on post housing is very old and degrading rapidly. Poor state of Fort Hood family housing has been a major news item for the past six months. Lots of interesting stuff to do in Waco and Austin both within one hour drive of Killeen. Austin traffic is rated as fourth worst driving conditions in the USA following LA, Chicago, and Houston that have worse traffic. If you like hunting and fishing there is plenty of that on Fort Hood but it isn't free any more. Now you have to pay for hunting access but most fishing areas are still free of charge. Your Fort Hood gaining unit is supposed to assign you a mentor to assist you with these type of issues unless you are going to an unspecified unit then no one will be assigned until you show up then it is too late. I hope this helps you somewhat. I live in Killeen but I retired a few years ago.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 15 at 2019 11:34 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:34:50 -0400

Army work is what it is! This area is great for family and for single soldiers. Tons of stuff to do with 2.5 hrs driving distance. The beach at Galveston, San Antonio River walk, Dallas/FT Worth, Austin to name a few