This was stolen from it's author without permission to reproduce, so what, you wanna fight about it?
HAWAII, HAWAII, HAWAII.... Nuff said
ZAB1001 writes:
Hey look! Another Private Orion thread!
As tempted as I am to slam other locations (Whidbey, Maine, Jax), I thought it would be more constructive to post some info about being stationed in Kaneohe Bay, in Oahu. Anyone else out there from another location, do the same for your area, these new guys need some info. Webmaster and Eagle32, I await your inputs and insults...
Who is located at Marine Corps Base Hawaii? Well, obviously, the USMC. You get over that after about 2 weeks. No one hassles you, and it's funny watching 2LT's salute LTJGs. Squadrons? The VP-9 Golden Eagles (YOU KNOW IT!), VP-4 Skinny Dragons, and VP-47 Golden Swordsmen
What is it like to fly/live there? Come on dude! It's HAWAII. 95% of the time the weather is GORGEOUS. In 2 years of homecycles, I had to cancel for weather ONCE. You'll be flying throughout the islands and will get plenty of time to see it all from the air. Weekends, it's pretty easy to get a commercial flight to one of the other islands for a reasonable price. Most married folks live on base or in military housing on the island. Single folks generally fall into two categories; partiers who live in the Waikiki/Honolulu areas (southeast side of the island), or the quieter ones who prefer to be close to Kbay in private housing nearby one of the gates. Obviously, weekend activities run the gamut from surfing (or attempting to, I suck), all the typical beach stuff, diving, fishing, golf (Eagle32 can vouch), hiking, or drinking 'til they look good at Duke's on a Sunday afternoon (my personal favorite).
There's a lot of bum gouge out there about "oh it sucks because you get island fever". Thats crap. If you stay at home and do nothing, anyplace is gonna be lame. There's always a det to go on, leave to be taken, etc. And I will say it again IT'S HAWAII.
Anyway, this is just to have a thread in here for guys/gals considering Hawaii to post questions/concerns and hopefully find an answer. In the spirit of keeping threads in line, lets try to keep it 'Island Style'. If you wanna post about another location, just start a separate thread. Aloha.
Marine Corps Base Hawaii official site
http://www.mcbh.usmc.mil/
Commander Patrol and Reconnasiance, Wing Two
http://www.cprfp.navy.mil/
VP-9
http://www.nol.navy.mil/homepages/vp9/
VP-4
http://www.nol.navy.mil/homepages/vp4/
VP-47
http://www.nol.navy.mil/homepages/vp-47/