What is the quality of infantry leadership at Fort Drum?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:15:02 -0500

After serving four years at Fort Carson, I decided to leave the military. After two years of feeling extremely out of place, I joined back up and have orders for Drum. What is the leadership atmosphere like?

Response by SFC Marc W. made Jan 22 at 2019 7:48 PM

SFC Marc W. — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:48:56 -0500

Usually it's pretty good. The unit was great to me, one of the best units I've been in. Now even the best units get their share of bad apples, but overall Drum was good to me. Everyone else I've talked to that was there says the same thing. Location is cold with tons of lake effect snow, but you're 30 minutes from thousand islands and Canada and 90 min from Syracuse with their gigantic mall. Training is good especially as infantry, plus if you ever wanted Ranger school, you'll get your shot there.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 22 at 2019 9:43 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:43:18 -0500

have fun in the north country is was -20 this morning

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 22 at 2019 9:47 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:47:35 -0500

I've never been there, but I've reenlisted a lot of people to go back. Pretty consistent feedback was that the place was cold and the leadership was outstanding.

Response by SGT Christopher Hayden made Jan 22 at 2019 10:09 PM

SGT Christopher Hayden — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 22:09:34 -0500

The units at Drum are fantastic, and generally have always been. I've never met a single person who disliked Drum because of the leadership or the units there. It's always just "its cold" and "we deploy too much"

Response by SSG William Bowen made Jan 23 at 2019 10:58 AM

SSG William Bowen — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:58:48 -0500

Sucked in the early 90s but that was a long time ago. I think because the unit was relatively new at the time, just got reactivated in like 85ish, there was a lot of pressure. Now, with multiple deployments thorough the years, their reputation can do the talking instead of nervousness and trying to prove their worthiness in the 18th Airborne Corps, as that caused a lot a micro-management many years ago. Good luck

Oh yeah, and it's pretty damn cold there.

Response by SPC Kenny Bethuy made Jan 24 at 2019 11:36 PM

SPC Kenny Bethuy — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 23:36:45 -0500

I was stationed up there at the Garrison M.P. unit. I hope you like snow.... Lots and lots of snow. Spring summer and fall months tho, the scenery is amazing.

Response by MAJ Grant Gutkowski made Jan 26 at 2019 10:05 AM

MAJ Grant Gutkowski — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 10:05:53 -0500

The leadership at Drum is just as cold as everything else. The sheer volume of toxicity at Drum convinced my wife and kids that we’d be better off without the Army. Thankfully, a year after I left, my old unit was BRAC’d. I hope it never comes back.

Response by SGT Edward Carr made Jan 28 at 2019 3:31 PM

SGT Edward Carr — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:31:10 -0500

Leadership is great, cold but great.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 29 at 2019 1:07 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:07:06 -0500

It depends what unit you go to man you’re gonna get cursed at some point with poor leadership but if you do learn from it my time at drum wasn’t bad