CPT Private RallyPoint Member222799<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What are some of the rare duty stations that no one has heard of?Rare Duty Stations2014-08-30T22:48:52-04:00CPT Private RallyPoint Member222799<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What are some of the rare duty stations that no one has heard of?Rare Duty Stations2014-08-30T22:48:52-04:002014-08-30T22:48:52-04:00CPT Jacob Swartout223085<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would say McMurdo Station in Antarctica is one rare duty station. Not too many people have been there or maybe even want to be assigned in such a cold place.Response by CPT Jacob Swartout made Aug 31 at 2014 8:22 AM2014-08-31T08:22:54-04:002014-08-31T08:22:54-04:001LT Private RallyPoint Member224359<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-8148"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image">
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<a class="fancybox" rel="768099262d52e2f1660dab0468450bec" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/008/148/for_gallery_v2/x.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/008/148/large_v3/x.jpg" alt="X" /></a></div></div>How about our old covert listening post hidden behind Crusader Castle, Kavak, Turkey?<br /><br />NSA CRITIC 1960 Warsaw Pact Intercept: World War III will be at 8 AM this morning !!!<br /><br />Funny Story: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/misc/cww/2010/ww3.htm">http://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/misc/cww/2010/ww3.htm</a>Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 1 at 2014 3:42 PM2014-09-01T15:42:34-04:002014-09-01T15:42:34-04:00MAJ Private RallyPoint Member224388<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>AFRRI - even though it's in DC, there's only a few billets.Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 1 at 2014 4:02 PM2014-09-01T16:02:16-04:002014-09-01T16:02:16-04:001SG Private RallyPoint Member224682<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Is this a trick question?<br /><br /><br />I don't know of any assignments that I have not heard of?!?!?!?!?!?!?! After all I can't know of them if I've never heard of them, will be watching this thread though for some interesting assignment choices.Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 1 at 2014 10:10 PM2014-09-01T22:10:53-04:002014-09-01T22:10:53-04:00LTC Jason Mackay224770<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Soldier Systems Laboratory , Natick MA. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.army.mil/info/organization/natick/">http://www.army.mil/info/organization/natick/</a><br /><br />Picatinny Arsenal, NJ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pica.army.mil/PicatinnyPublic/index.asp">http://www.pica.army.mil/PicatinnyPublic/index.asp</a>Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Sep 1 at 2014 11:53 PM2014-09-01T23:53:19-04:002014-09-01T23:53:19-04:00LTC Jason Mackay224774<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>NATO Multinational Corps Northeast, Szczecin Poland.<a target="_blank" href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_Corps_Northeast">http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_Corps_Northeast</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Sep 1 at 2014 11:56 PM2014-09-01T23:56:51-04:002014-09-01T23:56:51-04:00LTC Jason Mackay224777<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>NATO Allied Landcom, Izmir Turkey. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lc.nato.int">https://www.lc.nato.int</a>Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Sep 1 at 2014 11:58 PM2014-09-01T23:58:50-04:002014-09-01T23:58:50-04:00LTC Jason Mackay224779<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, inns worth UK. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.arrc.nato.int/alliedrapidreactioncorps.aspx">http://www.arrc.nato.int/alliedrapidreactioncorps.aspx</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Sep 2 at 2014 12:12 AM2014-09-02T00:12:22-04:002014-09-02T00:12:22-04:00LTC Jason Mackay224789<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>NATO School Oberammergau <a target="_blank" href="https://www.natoschool.nato.int">https://www.natoschool.nato.int</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Sep 2 at 2014 12:14 AM2014-09-02T00:14:10-04:002014-09-02T00:14:10-04:00BG Private RallyPoint Member224904<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Back in the day, they had the Tunnel Neutralization Team (TNT) in Korea. A unit of engineers dedicated to finding the North Korean tunnels into the ROK. Being a nerdy engineer, I would have loved that assignment.Response by BG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 2 at 2014 7:43 AM2014-09-02T07:43:38-04:002014-09-02T07:43:38-04:00CW5 Sam R. Baker226688<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-8336"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image">
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Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 3 at 2014 11:45 PM2014-09-03T23:45:20-04:002014-09-03T23:45:20-04:00LTC Jason Mackay227094<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There are multiple foreign exchange officers in the UK and Australia.Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Sep 3 at 2014 11:50 PM2014-09-03T23:50:15-04:002014-09-03T23:50:15-04:00MSgt Roger Settlemyer2449739<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>American Embassy<br />Vientiane, Laos<br />14 Marines and 1 M/SgtResponse by MSgt Roger Settlemyer made Mar 26 at 2017 4:12 PM2017-03-26T16:12:57-04:002017-03-26T16:12:57-04:00MSG Micheal P Floyd Jr3752910<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Allow me to share, regarding duty stations. This also applies to Officers, so if you are assigned to a location where your Leaders has a screw lose and you want to get away prior to losing out on promotion opportunities - check Special Assignment Opportunities. Take on a Special Assignment where NO ONE wants to go (12 to 18 month Assignment), 45 days prior to the end of this assignment - check the board again for an assignment everyone would like to go. D.O.D will honor your request for this 12 to 18 month Assignment. 45 days prior to the end of this second Special Assignment, request to go where NO ONE wants to go. This will be honored. Allow this Special Assignment to expire, because Orders will be sent to you to return to your last duty assignment... where everyone wants to goResponse by MSG Micheal P Floyd Jr made Jun 29 at 2018 9:19 AM2018-06-29T09:19:44-04:002018-06-29T09:19:44-04:00CW3 Private RallyPoint Member4807073<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>USAG Benelux, Belgium.Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 13 at 2019 12:12 AM2019-07-13T00:12:12-04:002019-07-13T00:12:12-04:00SFC Casey O'Mally4807302<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I had a fun trip to Melbourne, FL. 7 Soldiers and a civilian admin clerk in a tiny detachment that works with the AF.Response by SFC Casey O'Mally made Jul 13 at 2019 4:08 AM2019-07-13T04:08:53-04:002019-07-13T04:08:53-04:00Lt Col Jim Coe5194956<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>AK Radar sites: Sparavohn, Tin City, Cape Newenham, Cape Romonzoff, Indian Mountain, Cape Lisburne. Landed C130 at allResponse by Lt Col Jim Coe made Nov 2 at 2019 10:06 PM2019-11-02T22:06:19-04:002019-11-02T22:06:19-04:00Maj Private RallyPoint Member5195097<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Marine Corps Embassy Security Group has small detachments of Marines in every clime and place, think about 170 or so last I checked. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ring a bell or many other remote locations around the globe.Response by Maj Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 2 at 2019 11:19 PM2019-11-02T23:19:13-04:002019-11-02T23:19:13-04:00SSG Private RallyPoint Member5459931<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Camp rudder Florida <br />Englin Airforce Base FloridaResponse by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 19 at 2020 4:12 PM2020-01-19T16:12:56-05:002020-01-19T16:12:56-05:00CW4 Keith Dolliver5932960<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.jtfb.southcom.mil/">https://www.jtfb.southcom.mil/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Response by CW4 Keith Dolliver made May 25 at 2020 9:26 AM2020-05-25T09:26:22-04:002020-05-25T09:26:22-04:00SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member6230430<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There are a few slots for 42As and 88Ls at the Special Operations Dive School in Key West, Florida. 88Ls maintain and service the outboard motors the inflatable boats use. 42As do all the admin stuff for the school. I would imagine they also require 92Rs (Parachute Ruggers) for the jump portion of the school, but I have not personally seen the slots for those. Very few slots for each MOS-- that's why it's good to have a buddy in S-1 who has access to the master database for open slots.Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 21 at 2020 3:01 PM2020-08-21T15:01:10-04:002020-08-21T15:01:10-04:002014-08-30T22:48:52-04:00