Is there one post/base that you wish you could go back to?

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Ft. Campbell is mine to this point. Nashville, LBL, and the country side. Miss it every day.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 11:09 AM

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Campbell was my favorite too. My BN had great leadership and we're very successful. Miss my property in Oak Grove too.

Response by SPC Daniel Mullins made May 22 at 2016 11:11 AM

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Conn Barracks, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Response by SSG John Bacon made May 22 at 2016 11:13 AM

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Lowry AFB CO. I spent so much time on Fort Campbell while in the Army It's not that big of a deal but When I was in the Air Force I trained at Lowery and went onto Goldsborough NC, I would love to go back and see it again unfortunately it closed in the late 90's.

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made May 22 at 2016 11:13 AM

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CPT(P) Private RallyPoint Member you betcha, FT. Ord California. It's not opened anymore. However the memories are forevermore!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ord

Fort Ord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fort Ord is a former United States Army post on Monterey Bay of the Pacific Ocean coast in California, which closed in 1994. Most of the fort's land now makes up the Fort Ord National Monument, managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. Before construction and official designation as a fort in 1940, the land was used as a maneuver area and field-artillery target range during 1917. Fort...

Response by SFC(P) John McLaughlin made May 22 at 2016 11:21 AM

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Ft. Carson

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 11:25 AM

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Fort Lewis

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 11:31 AM

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I'm about to leave Ft Leavenworth and will really miss it. This is the first PCS where I'm not "ready to go".

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 11:34 AM

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Fort Couch

Response by Capt Brandon Charters made May 22 at 2016 11:37 AM

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Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 11:49 AM

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SCHOFIEILD BARRACKS HAWAII!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 12:07 PM

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Eglin AFB, FL. I still have my house in Crestview. I love that place.

Response by Capt Michael Greene made May 22 at 2016 12:09 PM

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Ramstein. Really, the town of Landstuhl. From there, all of Europe is just a weekend outing.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 12:21 PM

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Fort Campbell was the best installation I've been at so far so I would definitely go back there

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 12:39 PM

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Suwon, Korea was similar to a college campus - everything you need within a 10 minute way. . . except the workplace.

Response by SGM (R) Antonio Brown made May 22 at 2016 12:44 PM

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Bragg, because that is where I grew up in the Army. First active duty unit, first job as NBC NCO, first job as Squad Leader, and first job as Platoon Sergeant.

Response by CPL David Salazar made May 22 at 2016 12:44 PM

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Fort Bragg forever.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 1:02 PM

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Yongsan Garrison/Seoul, South Korea.....no brainer. Rose Barracks/Vilseck, Germany.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made May 22 at 2016 1:07 PM

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Diego Garcia British Indian Ocean Territory.

Response by SSG Daniel Deiler made May 22 at 2016 1:08 PM

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Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Nothing even holds a candle to it in comparison. The location, the people and even the people I was fortunate enough to work with everyday. Even if I were assigned to a unit with poor leadership and morale I would go back in a nanosecond. The Aloha spirit, incomparable scenery and experiences made any negative things happening disappear.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 1:22 PM

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Tompkins Barracks, Heidelberg area in Germany. Best duty station so far. I plan on retiring in that area.

Response by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 1:25 PM

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Eglin AFB, FL.

I admit I was there TDY for a month for some testing but I had the best time in my military career there.

Response by PO1 Brian Austin made May 22 at 2016 1:35 PM

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Galeta Island Panama. I really enjoyed that tour. Good command, good people, along with the Canal Zone history and awesome beaches! There was no real "base" security-wise except for the ops building compound with the Marine Security Force. Family housing, barracks, the dependent school were all wide open to whomever wanted to stroll through. Panamanians would have softball tournaments in this big open field by our barracks every weekend. A few of us would join in regularly. Times were a lot different back in 1983-84....lol

Wikipedia photo of the old ops building from 2013, viewed from the access gate. There was always a Marine at the corner roof "turret", in addition to the two Marines at the gate whenever anyone came through. The rest of the MSF did roving patrols around the area.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 1:38 PM

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Camp Zama, Japan. Located not too far from Tokyo.
The base may be small but hell, it is Land of the Rising Sun.

Response by SGT Callen Pool made May 22 at 2016 1:47 PM

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Well I'm moving back to Clarksville even though I'm out now I still miss fort campbell

Response by 1SG James Lampe made May 22 at 2016 2:25 PM

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I'm with SPc Daniel Mullins on this--Conn Barracks was my first duty station and I stayed there for the first 10 years of my career. And if you were stationed there, you spent as much time at GTA for Gunnery and CMTC for Maneuver training. Loved all that, too.

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 2:56 PM

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Fort Knox, KY loved the weather.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made May 22 at 2016 2:57 PM

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Anywhere in Germany!

Response by SFC William Farrell made May 22 at 2016 3:39 PM

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Camp Saint Barbara, Korea. My first assignment. I was 17 and only a few miles south of the DMZ. It was a small post, the Headquarters for I Corps Artillery. I learned a lot there, about life and too much about drinking! The Koreans that I worked for were nice people and I was starting to learn to speak it. Now after more than 45 years I can still say a few words.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 3:43 PM

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Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. We went to beaches on North Shore almost every weekend. If you had a terrible day, you could drive 15 minutes and sit on the beach and forget about the day. Meeting locals is a must.

Response by SGT Philip Roncari made May 22 at 2016 4:14 PM

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I unfortunately have no post/base that I would wish to go back to but,would my Hong Kong R+R count don't remember much after the first night but I know I had a ball there!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 4:30 PM

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None that I recall. Forever forward I guess.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 4:48 PM

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Camp Courtney Okinawa Japan

Response by Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen made May 22 at 2016 5:01 PM

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Yes, but it's closed now; Pease AFB, New Hampshire. Great location with so much to do. Close to major cities and outdoor recreation plus the local people go out of their way to make you feel at home. Family medical considerations kept me from retiring there or I'd be New Hampshire resident now.

Response by CPT John Sheridan made May 22 at 2016 5:30 PM

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Fort Huachuca, AZ. Being fairly remote, it may not be the first choice for many. Sierra Vista isn't exactly a metropolis and it's a fairly long trip to Tucson. When I was there, the post had two consolidated mess facilities both of which seemed to always serve chili mac. It took a while to get used to the elevation. While there was ample opportunity to spend money in town, the nightlife offered little.

It sits at the base of the Huachuca Mountains, which I found to be beautiful and provided endless opportunities for hiking and exploring. There was a stable on post operated by an AAFES vendor where we could rent horses to ride on trails in the canyons. I've always said that it is the best kept secret in the Army. Trips to Tucson, Nogales, Tombstone, and Bisbee provided somethings to do, but most of the time, wandering in the mountains was enough for me.

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made May 22 at 2016 5:58 PM

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I was never in garden spots on AD I was stationed at Vance in Enid, OK, Grand Forks ND and Creech in the lovely Indian Springs NV. I would go back Vegas if I were stationed at Nellis. I would not want to go back to Creech. The good thing about Creech was living in Vegas except the 50 mile drive to work in the open desert became tedious and once on base you had very limited options for food and stuff. Not much going on, off base in Indian Springs , NV.

For CONUS I would not mind McChord to live in DT Seattle like a bunch of my pilot class mates who got C-17's. Overseas, I would not mind Moron or Rhoda Spain and live in downtown Seville.

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made May 22 at 2016 6:00 PM

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Germany would have been nice to return to, there and Ft. Carson......

Response by LTC Joseph George made May 22 at 2016 6:58 PM

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Ft. Benning

Response by SSG Warren Swan made May 22 at 2016 7:36 PM

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Firebase Chamkani, The Stan.

Response by SGT Kyle Johnson made May 22 at 2016 8:41 PM

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Field Station Berlin.. before the fall of the wall... Was a great place to be.. Less all the checkpoints and spies running around...

Response by SGT Jimmy Carpenter made May 22 at 2016 8:48 PM

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I really enjoyed Ft. Carson. Plenty to do if you enjoy the great outdoors.

Response by MSG Pat Colby made May 22 at 2016 8:48 PM

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My first Duty Station was at Bragg in the 82D. Always thought it would be nice to return. 10 years later I was an Instructor for The Air Assault School and we did a MTT to teach a class there.

Lots of familiar sights and sounds but alas, one can never re-live the Glory Days of being a young PFC living in the barracks. I'll never forget being a Founding Member of the B.L.O. (Barracks Liberation Organization). Covertly securing permanent access to our Operational Base on "Pebble Beach" (The roof of the Barracks) was my greatest personal achievement!

Response by SPC James Paterson made May 22 at 2016 9:21 PM

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Id love to be back in the military. As for the unit Id love to go back to, Id love to be back in the Rakassans 3/187 Inf at Ft Campbell! I served under LTC Petraeus and I was proud to serve in that tough unit! As for fellow soldiers Id love to go back to serve In Hanau Germany with the soldiers I served with back then! That was truly a band of brothers

Response by SPC James Paterson made May 22 at 2016 9:22 PM

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Ft Campbell Kentucky! 3/187 Rakassans!

Response by SFC Wayne Theilen made May 22 at 2016 10:12 PM

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Ft Hood Texas. A great place to be. At least that's what the sign says

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made May 22 at 2016 11:39 PM

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Although I was Army I was sent TDY to Dover AFB several times. I don't know what it would have been like to have been actually stationed there I loved the place. Laid back easy-going atmosphere, best mess hall that I was ever in, club open 24 hours a day and the barracks made my room in the Army seem like a dump. The worst place that I ever stayed was in a barracks at Ft Jackson that was for people in the process of being booted out of the Army. I arrived at Ft Jackson at the start of the weekend and they said that they would send me to my unit on Monday but I needed to stay there for the weekend. The NCO that took me to my temp barracks said that I wouldn't believe what I saw but to just ignore whatever was going on. They made no effort to control those upstanding troops and he was right. I have never seen anything like it and hope that I never do again. lol

Response by SPC(P) Mark Mathews made May 22 at 2016 11:56 PM

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Ft. Drum NY. had alot of fun there great bunch

Response by SPC Christopher Harvey made May 23 at 2016 12:34 AM

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i miss being active i was only stationed at ft hood so id like to go back.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made May 23 at 2016 12:58 AM

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Camp/FOB Blessing, A-Stan.

Response by SSG Derek Scheller made May 23 at 2016 1:12 AM

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I'll just say the DMV area I can work anywhere there and still live on Ft Belvoir.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made May 23 at 2016 7:54 AM

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Good old Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Fort-lost-in-the-Woods.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 23 at 2016 8:46 AM

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Tie between Conn Barracks, Schweinfurt Germany and Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall, DC area. My family and I loved both places but I think Germany edges out the DC area in my heart.
Deployed Area: FOB Lightning in Afghanistan and FOB Kalu in Iraq

Response by LTC Tom Jones made May 23 at 2016 10:20 AM

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We loved our time at the Presidio of Monterey, CA.

Response by TSgt Thomas Monaghan made May 23 at 2016 11:10 AM

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Memmingen AB GE

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 23 at 2016 11:45 AM

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BRAGG!!!

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 23 at 2016 12:20 PM

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Marine Barracks, NAS North Island. I was too young to understand what a gem that place was.

Response by TSgt William Meyer made May 23 at 2016 12:38 PM

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I always liked going TDY to Nellis AFB Nevada, right outside Vegas, lots to do on the strip.

Response by CW5 Andrew J. Foreman made May 23 at 2016 12:49 PM

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I really enjoyed my time on Warner Barracks in Bamberg Germany. It is truly a wish because in 2014 Warner Barracks was turned over to the Germany government. I served with 2/14 FA (MLRS) and 3ID DIVARTY!

Response by SGT James Puff made May 23 at 2016 1:44 PM

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I loved Fort Drum.

Response by CPL Patrick Brewbaker made May 23 at 2016 1:55 PM

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Tustin MCAS and El Toro!! The best.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 23 at 2016 2:45 PM

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With retirement 2 years into my future, it's one of two. Either Ft Campbell (own an house and it feels like "home") or Ft Lewis (job offer after retirement).

Response by SPC Tony Fewell made May 23 at 2016 5:24 PM

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Fulda, Germany was great.

Response by Sgt Christopher Wenzel made May 23 at 2016 5:30 PM

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Miramar. The Oasis of the Marine Corps.

Response by CPT Joseph K Murdock made May 23 at 2016 5:44 PM

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You need to get out more lol

Response by CW3(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 23 at 2016 6:45 PM

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FT. HUACHUCA, AZ WITHOUT A D-O-U-B-T

Response by CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols made May 23 at 2016 8:51 PM

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I would LOVE to do one more Med Cruise or even do a transit across the Atlantic... Being out in blue ocean is an experience that cannot be duplicated in my estimation...

Response by CW3 Jared Hickox made May 23 at 2016 9:12 PM

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Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Not only because it was Hawaii, but it was also the one duty station where I was able to travel just about everywhere, both on duty and personal travel. I spent four years there, while I was single, in the middle of my career. As I look back over the last 19 years, I can say those 4 years were the best.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2016 1:44 AM

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Armed Forces South- NATO- Naples, Italy. Mediterranean weather, and just an all-around great location to be stationed at for travel around Europe. Was there from 2003-2005

Response by SGM Joel Cook made May 24 at 2016 5:55 AM

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Of all the places I spent at least six months or more at, I fell in love with Camp Humphreys, Korea. It was a hardship tour and I extended for it three times. My job was as Signal Team Sergeant a SSG/E6 position I went into as a SPC (P) I left as a SGT (P). I held that job for over three of those four years. It was in a heavy lift CH47 heavy lift helicopter company, 271st AVN Company, the Innkeepers. It was one of those dream jobs where every morning when I woke up I was happy to go to work and really felt like I was needed and appreciated there by all of the Commanders, 1SGs, and Platoon SGTs. After a while I got just about every extra duty that a long term soldier in the Company would benefit the company. I went to one of my Commanders with a request that he assign me an Aviation Officer Mentor so I could submit my Aviation Warrant Officer packet. Which I did and on my last flight physical my eyes went bad when I was 24 years old. That ended my dreams of being a pilot. Other assignments that were really good was Fort Kobbe, Panama attached to Howard AFB. The last was a six month TDY deployment to Europe for Reforger mostly Germany, and Netherlands but parts of Belgium and France as well. Worst assignments were anywhere in the 2ND Inf Div., Korea.

Response by PV2 Marvin Rosser made May 24 at 2016 8:05 AM

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YES SWEINFURT GERMANY IT BEEN OVER 50 YEARS STILL LIVE WITHIN IT LOVED THE PLACE.

Response by SSG Michael Scott made May 24 at 2016 8:36 AM

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Easy, Home of the Screaming Eagles, 101st Airborne. Fort Campbell, Ky.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2016 9:02 AM

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Fort Shafter, HI.

Response by Sgt Daniel Dombrowski made May 24 at 2016 9:06 AM

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Depends on the reason for going back. For training, Marine Corps Air Ground Command Center, Twentynine Palms, California. For libo, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Response by LCpl Jeff Moore made May 24 at 2016 9:15 AM

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NAS Rota Spain

Response by CWO2 Scott Coder made May 24 at 2016 9:44 AM

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MCRD San Diego

Response by CDR Terry Boles made May 24 at 2016 9:47 AM

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Yokota AB, Japan.

I found Japan to be a wonderful country to explore and the people very friendly. By far the best duty assignment with many opportunities to explore our host nation while making local friends a long the way.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2016 10:12 AM

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I've been to Drum twice and I'd go there again in a heart beat. Polar Bears are real!!!

Response by SFC David Szucs made May 24 at 2016 10:18 AM

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Hanau military Community. the Kaserne I was stationed on was tiny French cavalry thing. Awesome right in the heart of the community lots to see and do training space available 15 minutes away by duece & a half.

Response by SSgt Boyd Welch made May 24 at 2016 11:40 AM

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RAF Upper Heyford, United Kindom just North of Oxford and 59 miles northwest of London! Great people and comraderie!

Response by PO3 William Farinas made May 24 at 2016 12:03 PM

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I have a few ! Stuttgart Germany for one, Key West Fl. Little Creek Va.

Response by SPC Michelle Bass made May 24 at 2016 4:25 PM

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"The Rock" Baumholder, Germany. I was too young to realize it, but I had some of the best times of my life there, with some of the best people I would ever meet.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2016 6:49 PM

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camp lejeune

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2016 8:58 PM

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Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan

Response by MAJ Keira Brennan made May 24 at 2016 9:09 PM

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Patch Barracks. I really enjoyed it. I didn't live on base. I lived in Stuttgart Sud and took the U-bahn or bike to work most days. My German neighbors were great. The base and community were great too. It wasn't like living in a small community, say like Bamberg. Stuttgart is an amazing cosmopolitan city with a lot of old culture (that survived the Allied Bombings). I loved Patch in the Autumn and winter.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2016 10:00 PM

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Ft Eustis, Virginia. Close to the ocean, close to the mountains and smack dab in the middle of the crossroads of freedom. Okay, the minor silliness of the whole TRADOC thing would be an irritation but, ya gotta have some bad with the good.

Response by COL Charles Williams made May 25 at 2016 12:23 AM

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West Point

Response by SPC Joshua Murphy made May 25 at 2016 6:15 AM

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Camp Stanley South Korea. In part because my unit there was tight and squared away. Also in part because I enjoyed learning another culture and working alongside the RoK Army Soldiers.

Response by CPL Eric Lakes made May 25 at 2016 7:12 AM

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Camp LaGuardia Korea 79,

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2016 7:25 AM

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So I am going to go old school with this one. The Presidio in San Francisco was one of the nicest that I had ever been to.

Response by LCpl Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2016 8:03 AM

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In retrospect I would have liked to go back to Parris Island as a permanent duty station

Response by TSgt Keith Standifer made May 25 at 2016 8:22 AM

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I would love to go back to Eglin AFB in Ft Walton Beach FL. With Destin, Santa Rosa Island, that surrounding area. I loved it when I was there in the late 70's. Though I doubt it is anything like it was back then.

Response by PO2 Alan Frankel made May 25 at 2016 8:40 AM

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Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, California. The beach was a mile away, and San Diego was a Ferry boat ride away. Didn't hurt I was attached to a three star admiral's staff.

Response by SSgt James Cottrell made May 25 at 2016 8:45 AM

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Homestead AFB, Fla. It was destroyed in a hurricane and never rebuilt as an active base. Close to the keys, and great fishing on time off.

Response by TSgt Susan Sheffer made May 25 at 2016 8:51 AM

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Incirlik AB, Turkey - back in 1984, when I was single, LOL

Response by CDR Michael Goldschmidt made May 25 at 2016 9:01 AM

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Kwajalein Island in the South Pacific. I wasn't stationed there, but lived there as a kid. My Dad was a government contractor.

Response by SSgt Thomas Scott made May 25 at 2016 9:15 AM

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I guess I was lucky. Clark AB, RP - Kadena AB, JP - K2 AB (Deagu) , RK.

Response by PO3 William Fusick made May 25 at 2016 10:08 AM

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Gulfport, Miss. I should've stayed in until retirement

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2016 11:11 AM

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Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Its Macchiato time somewhere.

Response by SFC Randall Atchison made May 25 at 2016 11:46 AM

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Giessen Army Depot, Giessen Germany. I was with C-2-2 ADA and after a 20 year career, that was my favorite assignment! I wish I never left!

Response by SPC Tony Bosket made May 25 at 2016 12:06 PM

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Fort Story in VA cause I love the beach

Response by SPC Michael Dugan made May 25 at 2016 1:01 PM

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Rivers Barracks, Gießen, Germany.

Response by SSG Gerald King made May 25 at 2016 1:42 PM

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Herzo Base, Herzogenaurach, Germany. My first trip to Germany and loved the base and the town. When I was there in 1968, the only troops there were Army Security Agency troops. The ASA left the base in '69 or early '70 and it was taken over by other Army units.

Response by SFC Dennis Morton made May 25 at 2016 2:02 PM

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Mine would be Ft. Ord, CA. Closed many years now, but great memories while serving with the 14th Engr Bn.

Response by SPC Benjamin Hartog made May 25 at 2016 2:59 PM

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In retrospect I would chose Ft. Riley, Kansas. I was stationed there in 1966. On weekends I would travel to Manhattan and try to intermingle with the students who were attending classes at the University of Kansas. I met a young cheerleader, Betty Friday, who I dated for several months prior to my unit's deployment to Vietnam (9th ID). I have fond memories of Ft. Riley. Although I corresponded with Betty while I was in Vietnam I never saw her again. Ironically, Ft. Riley was my introduction to campus life and academia. I too decided to attend college following my discharge from active duty. Ft. Riley was a significant step in the formative years of my late adolescence. I remember with particular delight the Union Pacific troop extra that transported my battalion from Ft. Riley to Oakland, CA., the port of embarkation for Vietnam. My unit boarded the USS Upshur and I recall thinking about Betty and Ft. Riley as I walked up the gangplank toting my heavy duffle bag on my tired shoulders. I have always planned to revisit Ft. Riley. I still relish moments of nostalgia whenever I reflect on my military experiences and to the best of my recollections, Ft. Riley superseded in importance all the other Army posts I was stationed on.

Response by PO1 Scott Cottrell made May 25 at 2016 4:09 PM

2016-05-25T16:09:05-04:00

NAS Key West

Response by A1C Lisa Casserly made May 25 at 2016 4:28 PM

2016-05-25T16:28:40-04:00

Comiso Air Station, Sicily, Italy. HEAVENLY. They've closed it now, which is really sad. But back in 85/86 it was fantastic.

Response by MAJ David Parr made May 25 at 2016 4:48 PM

2016-05-25T16:48:05-04:00

My first choice would be Fort Rucker, Alabama, followed by Fort Sam Houston, and then Fort Hood, Texas.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2016 5:08 PM

2016-05-25T17:08:22-04:00

Incirlik AB 2002-2003. best assignment of my AD career, still keep in touch with most of the friends I made back then.

Response by Capt Bud Adams made May 25 at 2016 5:46 PM

2016-05-25T17:46:09-04:00

Utapao, Thailand

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2016 5:52 PM

2016-05-25T17:52:19-04:00

Ft Ord, Ca. Best darn post the Army had. I enjoyed PT in the fog on the beach, life was great.

Response by MSG Don Burt made May 25 at 2016 6:12 PM

2016-05-25T18:12:09-04:00

Ft. Bragg!!!

Response by SGT Gary Zielinski made May 25 at 2016 6:28 PM

2016-05-25T18:28:48-04:00

FT Carson Colorado! Great area of the West!!

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2016 6:34 PM

2016-05-25T18:34:09-04:00

Hands down Beale AFB, CA. Thought it sucked while I was there and sure there isn't a whole lot to do in base, however the location is great driving distance from a little bit of everything. I really didn't know how good we had it there back as an airman. Work, deployment, etc included.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2016 6:53 PM

2016-05-25T18:53:04-04:00

Ft. Bragg NC. I spent my whole tour there 80, 81, 82, and 1983. For some reason I never seem to find the time. I am not sure how hard it is to get access if you are not military, retired or have a relative stationed there.

Response by PO3 Chris Yowell made May 25 at 2016 7:23 PM

2016-05-25T19:23:27-04:00

Groton,Ct.Awesome Subamarine base.

Response by MSgt Daniel Harrison made May 25 at 2016 7:49 PM

2016-05-25T19:49:59-04:00

I loved RAF Lakenheath, England. Mostly because I was in England. Always something to do.

Response by MSgt Tim Attenhofer made May 25 at 2016 8:35 PM

2016-05-25T20:35:34-04:00

Clark AB, Republic of the Philippines

Response by CPL Terry Perry made May 25 at 2016 9:11 PM

2016-05-25T21:11:49-04:00

Weisbaden Germany

Response by SSG Leo Seldon made May 25 at 2016 9:41 PM

2016-05-25T21:41:13-04:00

6 years at Campbell , loved it the great 101st airborne division

Response by Sgt William Coffee made May 25 at 2016 10:05 PM

2016-05-25T22:05:29-04:00

I would really enjoy spending time at the Coast Guard Station in Puerto Rico. Great food, relaxed atmosphere. It was a very comfortable time. I want to go back.

Response by CPL Jack Rand made May 25 at 2016 10:16 PM

2016-05-25T22:16:40-04:00

Baumholder Germany

Response by PO2 Mary Snider made May 25 at 2016 10:27 PM

2016-05-25T22:27:34-04:00

Treasure Island

Response by PO2 David Allender made May 25 at 2016 10:35 PM

2016-05-25T22:35:25-04:00

NOB, Norfolk, Virginia. It is so large you can get lost very easy. You can also see the best of the Best in the Navy ships.

Response by SPC Rick LaBonte made May 25 at 2016 10:36 PM

2016-05-25T22:36:19-04:00

Coleman Kassurne, Gelnhausen Germany

Response by SPC Les Darbison made May 26 at 2016 1:19 AM

2016-05-26T01:19:29-04:00

Ft. Rucker I loved the people and the hunting and fishing. Just didn't have all the time to enjoy it when I was stationed there.

Response by SP5 Gerald Senear made May 26 at 2016 2:33 AM

2016-05-26T02:33:07-04:00

Ft. Lewis

Response by MSgt Tom Buglia made May 26 at 2016 7:34 AM

2016-05-26T07:34:47-04:00

I had three tours at Langley Air Force Base. Each time I went to Langley I was promoted. Now the area is too busy.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 26 at 2016 8:18 AM

2016-05-26T08:18:53-04:00

FT DRUM !!!! lol

Response by LCpl Bradley Otto made May 26 at 2016 11:50 AM

2016-05-26T11:50:47-04:00

I never thought I would say it or think it, but I would enjoy going back to Adak Alaska. One of many bases closed by the lame Goverment because they can't balance their bugets. But that's another topic.
Small and isolated it is a primo place to raise a family or get back to your core values. I have seen images of the base and Marine Barracks now that it's been closed for decades. It's truly sad. I just want to rehab it and bring it back to life.

Response by PFC Joseph . Sheffield made May 26 at 2016 8:41 PM

2016-05-26T20:41:28-04:00

I love fort Knox KY. Took my AIT training was great then and then and came back again. I love fort knox

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 27 at 2016 9:44 AM

2016-05-27T09:44:55-04:00

Nope I got none lol.

Response by PO2 Chris Abel made May 27 at 2016 9:58 AM

2016-05-27T09:58:00-04:00

NTC Orlando, Florida. Of course the base no longer exists, but that place was awesome !!! Maybe it just my youth I miss, but I never had as much fun at any other base.

Response by SPC Paul Davis made May 28 at 2016 12:11 AM

2016-05-28T00:11:29-04:00

Made it 8yrs all stateside.not sure how i pulled it off.lol. But id like to went to Korea .(63SH8)

Response by TSgt Jim Calvin made May 28 at 2016 6:10 PM

2016-05-28T18:10:01-04:00

Izmir, but Stuttgart runs a close second.

Response by TSgt Jim Calvin made May 28 at 2016 6:11 PM

2016-05-28T18:11:18-04:00

Izmir, but Stuttgart is a close second.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made May 29 at 2016 9:43 AM

2016-05-29T09:43:08-04:00

I would not mind going back to Ft. Campbell, KY

Response by Sgt Rick Cox made May 29 at 2016 2:13 PM

2016-05-29T14:13:10-04:00

Misaws

Response by TSgt Alan Richard "Rick" Thomas made May 29 at 2016 4:07 PM

2016-05-29T16:07:44-04:00

Two actually, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand (73-74) and Hahn AB, West Germany. (82-85)

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made May 31 at 2016 11:36 AM

2016-05-31T11:36:53-04:00

RTC Yorktown Va. It was small and as a training center I had the chance to meet new people all the time. Plus, due to the height restrictions in boot camp and active duty, I could never become a member of the Recruir or Presidential Honor guard. But in Yorktown, I was a lead member in the RTC Silent Drill Tesm.... It was awesome to be a part of that....

Response by MSgt James Mullis made Jun 3 at 2016 3:19 PM

2016-06-03T15:19:24-04:00

I do kind of miss the long closed Hahn Air Base in the Hunsruck Mountains of Germany. Although it was famous for the sun never shining on Hahn, if you drove 3 miles away, the sun would be shining and you were smack in the middle of Germany's Wine Festival country. Here's a picture of my old shop, the Munitions Inspection branch, years after the base closed. The last time I was there you could drive right up to the Tab Vs, and wander around the Nuclear Alert and Nuclear Weapon storage areas. How bizarre!

Response by MAJ Bill Maynard made Jun 4 at 2016 3:36 AM

2016-06-04T03:36:28-04:00

Fort Clayton, Panama

Response by CPL Robert Esposito made Jun 5 at 2016 5:09 PM

2016-06-05T17:09:20-04:00

Coleman Barracks, Mannheim, Germany

Response by CPL Robert Esposito made Jun 5 at 2016 10:58 PM

2016-06-05T22:58:37-04:00

Coleman Barracks , Mannheim, Germany.

Response by SSgt Ray Stone made Jun 9 at 2016 12:06 PM

2016-06-09T12:06:06-04:00

Sembach, a small base in Germany about 15 min from Ramstein. Maybe because it was my first assignment in Germany, was stationes at Ramstein also but hated it

Response by Col Jim Harmon made Jun 10 at 2016 10:50 AM

2016-06-10T10:50:27-04:00

MCB Kaneohe Bay, HI. Like the rest of the posts that picked Hawaii, this one is in paradise. Only difference is that the Marines located on the windward side of the island and not the leeward side. Always breezy and cool and 1/10th the trourist crowd.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 16 at 2016 12:41 PM

2016-06-16T12:41:06-04:00

Fort Shafter, HI!

Response by SGT Joseph Sanford made Dec 1 at 2016 4:19 AM

2016-12-01T04:19:59-05:00

Fort Kobbe, Panama, that place was a lot of fun!

Response by PFC Justin Edelmayer made Dec 16 at 2017 12:53 AM

2017-12-16T00:53:43-05:00

Schofeild barracks hi