CPT(P) Private RallyPoint Member 116479 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I will receive my commission as a 2LT Engineer Officer in a week and will PCS to JBLM Ft. Lewis with the 2nd ID 3rd BCT this December.<br /><br />Does anyone have any experience with Ft. Lewis that could give me suggestions on housing, recreation (aka off-post shooting range), and attractions?<br /><br />Does anyone have any experience with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team they would like to share for an incoming Engineer Officer? 2014-05-01T14:42:27-04:00 CPT(P) Private RallyPoint Member 116479

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I will receive my commission as a 2LT Engineer Officer in a week and will PCS to JBLM Ft. Lewis with the 2nd ID 3rd BCT this December.<br /><br />Does anyone have any experience with Ft. Lewis that could give me suggestions on housing, recreation (aka off-post shooting range), and attractions?<br /><br />Does anyone have any experience with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team they would like to share for an incoming Engineer Officer?

2014-05-01T14:42:27-04:00 2014-05-01T14:42:27-04:00 SFC Rich Carey 116499

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Call Military One Source<br />Hiking, camping is great. You can find housing.<br />My family and I visit Ft Lewis area and stay with friends, we always have a great time.

2014-05-01T15:05:09-04:00 2014-05-01T15:05:09-04:00 CW2 Private RallyPoint Member 171208

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If you're not PCSing until December, I hope this answer finds you in time. I researched housing and neighborhoods extensively prior to PCS, and decided on North Tacoma. It gave me access to everything I needed and I could be on the compound in 20 minutes. University Place it great. Lakewood is hit or miss. Puyallup is the burbs, but if you're a single 2LT, I would recommend an apartment in downtown Tacoma. Tons of lofts, and easy commute. More traffic once you pass the WA-16 exit, but the recreation is top notch.<br /><br />Outdoor recreation is amazing. Get good rain gear, but it's really not that bad. Free camping in National Forests, the Olympic Penninsula is outstanding, and the fly fishing in WA is incredible.

2014-07-05T11:18:07-04:00 2014-07-05T11:18:07-04:00 SGT Corey Thomas 597550

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sportsman range outside Eastgate isn't to bad, great hunting and fishing all around jblm

2015-04-17T00:38:20-04:00 2015-04-17T00:38:20-04:00 SPC Brian Carpenter 695344

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I spent 4 years there.. Best 4 Years of my life. Go to Scott Turner Cut Off Road in Eatonville.. Its a state road that leads through the mountains.. You are free to shoot anywhere. My advice is to stay out of Tacoma and Lakewood. Have fun and get used to the rain.

2015-05-25T22:00:29-04:00 2015-05-25T22:00:29-04:00 2014-05-01T14:42:27-04:00