Where are areas to AVOID outside US military bases?

CH (MAJ) William Beaver — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 21:49:43 -0400

Every military base has 'that area' that is dangerous and crime-ridden. Where is that area outside posts you have been stationed? Victory Drive outside Ft. Benning?

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Apr 27 at 2015 10:09 PM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 22:09:16 -0400

First, the areas to be avoided by order of the commanding general or officer on any installation should located at the welcome center. This list is often known as the "black list". Some of these locations are social gathering places like clubs because of fights, STDs or places like "pay day now" that offer an early paycheck yet charge 60 percent up front. I would also add places like car lots for the inexperience car buyer. Those places will take a young service member to the cleaners and they will still come out dirty.

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Apr 27 at 2015 10:14 PM

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 22:14:19 -0400

Sierra Hotel!
Back in the day Columbus was pretty tame.
Fayetteville was a whole 'nother ball of wax.
The River Walk in San Antonio was another place that was very good at separating GIs from their money.

ARRGH .. TO BE YOUNG AGAIN!!!!

Response by SFC Michael Jackson, MBA made Apr 28 at 2015 1:43 AM

SFC Michael Jackson, MBA — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 01:43:28 -0400

Young Soldiers are adventurous. After all, they are Soldiers. Telling a Soldier places he can't go is like giving him or her of checklists of places to check out.

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 28 at 2015 7:35 AM

CSM Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 07:35:57 -0400

Victory Drive, The Real Home of the Infantry is bad? Sir, that is borderline blasphemy.

Response by CSM Michael Lynch made Apr 28 at 2015 9:17 AM

CSM Michael Lynch — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:17:40 -0400

Outside of FT Benjamin Harrison back in the day it was the OSI Outside Inn, you should never go there but it was always full of GI's, myself included. IT wasn't off limits but it had a pretty hungry clientele that would eat a GI up for their own benefit. Saw many a young GI's get swept off their feet into what resulted a money grubbing marriage and eventually divorce. Oh the good ole days LOL

Response by SGT Bryon Sergent made Apr 28 at 2015 11:00 AM

SGT Bryon Sergent — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:00:24 -0400

Don't know if it is still there or not, but the Vacation Inn out side of FT. Campbell. Learned that one the hard way. Just came out of the field, was broke and wanted out of the Barracks. me and a buddy rented a room for 20 bucks. Was watching tv and left the door open. Lady of the night just strolled in flopped them out and said 20 dollars. After we kicked her a$$ out we locked the door!

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 28 at 2015 11:14 AM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:14:55 -0400

CH (MAJ) William Beaver while you think about those areas, you can take some time to answer my question :) it's all about marketing, hehehe https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/off-limit-areas-establishments-should-there-be-any

Off-Limit Areas/Establishments, should there be any? | RallyPoint

I'm stationed in a relatively small post, our Off-Limit List is about just 5 Establishments (3 of them for selling Spice Tobacco and the other 2 for Unethical business practices). What surprised me is that one of them is where I did my car inspection last summer, one of this Gas stations with an auto shop in it. As adults that can make our own decisions, should there be actual "Off-Limits" Establishments?

Response by SP5 Joel O'Brien made Apr 28 at 2015 11:15 AM

SP5 Joel O'Brien — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:15:49 -0400

It must be gone because the base is gone but there was a place called "The SNAFU Bar" just outside of Ft. Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis. The 1stSgt warned us about it during his welcome message.

Response by SSG Kenneth Lanning made Apr 28 at 2015 11:59 AM

SSG Kenneth Lanning — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:59:19 -0400

Itaewon in Korea or any given place in Europe covered in red or blue lights...fun for the Joe's back in the day, but a field grade waiting to happen now.

Response by MAJ Keira Brennan made Apr 28 at 2015 2:29 PM

MAJ Keira Brennan — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:29:34 -0400

ALL THE FUN PLACES are on the off-limits list!!!!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 28 at 2015 5:35 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:35:29 -0400

That looks like a fine establishment. It is a gentlemen's club and as an officer I am a gentleman.

But in all honestly the first think I did when I got to Bragg I pretty much avoided anything like the such in the city. Now Pirates in Spring Lake is another story.

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 28 at 2015 5:39 PM

Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:39:33 -0400

Ellsworth AFB has the Belle Star. Spent a few drunken nights there.

Response by SGT Theron Cowan made Apr 28 at 2015 6:09 PM

SGT Theron Cowan — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:09:14 -0400

Victory Drive for sure...I Was stationed at Fort Benning from 2007-2013 when I retired.

Response by SGT Richard H. made Apr 28 at 2015 6:38 PM

SGT Richard H. — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:38:54 -0400

Rancier Ave. just outside of Ft. Hood was always known as a "watch your back" place back in the day.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Apr 28 at 2015 10:32 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 22:32:22 -0400

Orange Soju tents in Korea. Non-medically approved soju. End up blind or in a coma.

Response by SSG Leonard Johnson made Apr 29 at 2015 1:05 AM

SSG Leonard Johnson — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:05:10 -0400

Da turkey farm in Munsan Korea in the late 80'ss ;)

Response by SGT Bryon Sergent made Apr 29 at 2015 9:06 AM

SGT Bryon Sergent — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:06:13 -0400

Oh what was the place at Benning that was Off limits that they even told us cherries in basic? the hidden door, the green door?

Response by 1SG Michael Blount made Jun 23 at 2015 8:04 PM

1SG Michael Blount — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:04:08 -0400

Jiggle joints, pawn shops and military surplus stores.

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Jun 23 at 2015 8:07 PM

SFC William Swartz Jr — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:07:28 -0400

In Columbus, GA, pretty much anything along VD after the sun goes down lol......

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Jun 24 at 2015 11:58 AM

SFC William Swartz Jr — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:58:01 -0400

When I first arrived at Ft. Carson in '88 there was a Gentlemen's Club, Puss-In-Boots that, while not on the Off-Limits list, was quickly pointed out to us youngsters as a place not to go, couple years later as a young CPL, one of the FNGs from our company, married one of the dancers, all "we" could do was shake our collective heads, did not last too long or end too well for young Soldier!! As I was leaving in '91 for Germany, Nevada Ave began to become a place that as a Soldier you wanted to avoid, lot of gang related violence and Soldier retaliation going on.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 24 at 2015 1:17 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:17:08 -0400

Anywhere in Watertown outside fort drum joking a few good places clubs sucked only went once now turning stone casino spent plenty of nights at the club there and casino broke my bank account too a few times.

Response by SPC David Hannaman made Jun 25 at 2015 11:14 AM

SPC David Hannaman — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:14:44 -0400

Car lots. Anything near a base will be (or used to be) 30% higher priced than something 20 miles away, and will charge a gigantic interest rate.

Response by SSG John Erny made Jun 25 at 2015 5:27 PM

SSG John Erny — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:27:07 -0400

one place that was off limits neat Bragg was acapulco lake but a lot of people went to it. The 18th Airborne Corps did not like the Idea of people jumping off a 70ft rock cliff in to the water. It was a lot of fun!

Response by SSG John Erny made Jun 25 at 2015 5:33 PM

SSG John Erny — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:33:14 -0400

The Foxy Lady. Did that used to be the Pillow Talk Lounge?

Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made Jun 25 at 2015 5:53 PM

Sgt David G Duchesneau — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:53:25 -0400

BC Street in Okinawa! WOW! What a freaking place! You name it, they got it! I don't know what's worst, there or Tijuana Mexico?

Response by SSG John Erny made Jun 25 at 2015 5:54 PM

SSG John Erny — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:54:56 -0400

Any where in Petersburg VA near FT Lee after sun down! Trust me!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 25 at 2015 6:13 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:13:08 -0400

Ft Polk Louisiana ladies and the midget striker that was fun and interesting time

Response by LTC Ed Ross made Jun 25 at 2015 6:14 PM

LTC Ed Ross — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:14:34 -0400

This is most revealing. It is my firm policy never to respond to such questions lest I implicitly reveal the source of my knowledge. All I will say is that back in the days before political correctness there was a saying in the counterespionage business (Ft Meade, MD). "If you can't handle women you can't handle double agents; so go out and practice." At least that's what someone told me. There used to be a place called the Golden Flame in Odenton, MD I've heard about where America's top U.S. Army counterespionage operatives cut their teeth. One of those erstwhile operatives who frequented the Flame told the FBI they Had a mole ten years before they caught Hanson. He must have learned something there.

Response by PO2 Christopher Taggart made Jun 25 at 2015 6:21 PM

PO2 Christopher Taggart — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:21:53 -0400

Ahhh yes bring back some good memories of MEMPHIS TENN. ? Amazing the price of sexy dance has not changed any with inflation LOL!!!!

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Jun 25 at 2015 8:45 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:45:34 -0400

Is the Cat West still standing tall outside the main gate at Fort Campbell? That place was synonoymous with penicillin.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Jun 25 at 2015 8:54 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:54:44 -0400

Some of the BEST E-2 horror stories started with how they met their wife at the local strip club. I donate this clip to every NCO who has ever had to deal with one of them. For those of you out there who are still married to yours, we salute you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRN7nh7-eZI

Shit scene Deuce Bigalow.MOV

Funny bathroom crap scene

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 26 at 2015 4:39 AM

PO1 John Miller — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 04:39:44 -0400

Pretty much anywhere after dark right outside Naval Station San Diego. But mostly parks, trolley stations, and fast food parking lots.

Response by SGT William Howell made Jun 26 at 2015 7:16 AM

SGT William Howell — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 07:16:52 -0400

Anything that says "Loans" on the sign.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 26 at 2015 8:39 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:39:16 -0400

Murchison rd in Fayetteville, NC was a high crime area when I was there, so much so we called it "the merc". Nothing really there to go do anyway.

Response by SSG James Hollingsworth made Jun 26 at 2015 9:55 AM

SSG James Hollingsworth — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:55:13 -0400

"Be bold...be brave...go forth and strike fear in the hearts of your enemies...but...don't go mess with loose women, they are dangerous!"

My favorite places have always been those that I "shouldn't" be frequenting. My friends are those guys that are..."those guys". I realize that there are plenty of young men that are "easy prey"...but pain is the best teacher...

Response by PO2 Christopher Taggart made Jul 2 at 2015 7:50 PM

PO2 Christopher Taggart — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 19:50:14 -0400

My first experience with one of these was CIRCUS yeah heard from dude in stall number 3 while washing my hands, yes another recruit in Great Mistakes; he said you gotta check out"The Circus in Milwaukee" after graduation; I swear to God!--- Here I am thinking clowns and acrobats AHHH yeah quite a circus alright ?LOL

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Jul 3 at 2015 8:25 AM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 08:25:17 -0400

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Response by Capt Michael Halpin made Jul 3 at 2015 8:06 PM

Capt Michael Halpin — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 20:06:12 -0400

I remember when I was stationed at Camp Pendleton in the 70s, the Marines sent out a msg naming the off-limit bar and we stayed away. When I was at Howard AFB in Panama as a civilian I found out the USAF not only told everyone the name of the off-limit place but provided a photo and directions to the place. I guess so the Airmen would be sure to avoid it. I always thanked them for providing directions to the best places in town.