Where is a good base to be stationed at on this Dream Sheet?
My boyfriend just sent me his "Dream Sheet" from basic yesterday. So I’m very curious to hear about everyones interactions with these bases. I want to know about the areas around the bases, the size of the bases, the services at the bases, and what the atmosphere is like on the bases. But any other information is welcome. I know obviously he won’t be choosing but I’m just curious to know about all of these places.
1.Peterson Colorado
2.McConnell Kansas
3.Pope North Carolina
4.Hill Utah
5.MacDill Florida
6.Travis California
7.Seymour Johnson Nor Carolina
8.Scott illinois
My nephew loves Peterson and a good friend of mine loves MacDill. I never got stationed at a base on my dream sheet until I went to a remote base. I was given my third choice which wasn’t too good. That base no longer exists.
If your boyfriend is Security Forces, he will get screwed on his choice of bases but it’s a fun career field. He will go to a missile or bomber base and then get deployed to SWA.
Avoid Scott (small-boring-headquarters base), McConnel (cold-remote), and Hill (cold-remote). Bases near larger cities are more fun, but if you like hunting and fishing, there are many bases that could satisfy you.
March 9th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Use the following link to military.com webpage. It has a bunch of information about all the military bases around the world. Hope it helps.
http://benefits.military.com/misc/installations/Landing_Page.jsp
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March 9th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
Ask for Iraq and Afghanistan that way they may just keep you stateside. I never met anyone who got a assignment from the dream sheet but I am sure it happens once in awhile
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March 9th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
I’ve heard good things about Pope and Seymour Johnson.
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March 9th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
I assume he’s in the Air Force, because Pope Air Force Base is connected to Fort Bragg, in Fayetteville, NC. It’s a great post, beautiful, lots of amenities. Terrible city. Scummy, dirty, trashy, crime infested city.
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March 9th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
ooooh Travis! Great location. Lots of dirty hippies who protest everything though.
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March 9th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
1) Awesome! Denver is a bit creepy in some parts, but great if you like snow
2) Kansas has a lot of flat. Not a fan
Same as #2 except the saving grace of Chicago or Springfield on the weekends
3)They don’t call it No-Hope Pope for a reason
4) Same as #1, just insert Salt Lake City for Denver
5) AWESOME!!!! Tampa is the shiznit!
6) Dunno, good if you like the beach, I guess
7) Not a huge fan, but there is worse (see #2 and #3)
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March 9th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
My nephew loves Peterson and a good friend of mine loves MacDill. I never got stationed at a base on my dream sheet until I went to a remote base. I was given my third choice which wasn’t too good. That base no longer exists.
If your boyfriend is Security Forces, he will get screwed on his choice of bases but it’s a fun career field. He will go to a missile or bomber base and then get deployed to SWA.
Avoid Scott (small-boring-headquarters base), McConnel (cold-remote), and Hill (cold-remote). Bases near larger cities are more fun, but if you like hunting and fishing, there are many bases that could satisfy you.
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