More random recollections of the resident professional flight student:
NS Bremerton CBQ:
Stayed here a few times whilst at NAVHOSP Bremerton dealing with the utter medical clusterf*** that came with having kidney stones. Judging by the "BEQ Parking" signs that were on the curbs, some beancounter decided that the officers don't need their hoity-toity seperate quarters, and everyone can deal with the BEQ. F that. Oh, and speaking of parking, THERE IS NONE. It fills up if the damn place is over 70 percent occupied, and every other parking lot on base has a "do not park here without parking permit XX or you will be ticketed and towed" sign. Piss poor planning on someone's part.
The inside looks like the inside of a mental ward (see my review of NAS Willow Grove), and the walls are paper thin. So thin all the wiring conduits are on the outside of the walls. Which is great when you have surgery the next morning and the guy two rooms over is watching a movie at 2200. Sheesh. WiFi is spotty. By the look of the bathrooms, the place was recently renovated, but given the result I don't know why they bothered. Rooms are decorated in a "minimalist" motif which makes you want to adjust the color on your eyeballs. No, really. It's all black and white. Nowhere really to eat on base; the galley is unimpressive, there's a Mickey D's if you want to clog arteries, and the "Sam Adams Brewhouse" appears to be the de facto E club. Yeesh. If I worked there, I'd be hopping the ferry to Seattle every weekend.
NAS P-cola and NPS new BOQs:
Holy cow. I have seen the promised land. I'm convinced AF money had to be involved with these things somewhere. P-cola has two huge new BOQs, and NPS a new addition off Hermann Hall. Nice single rooms with fans, new TVs, and kitchenettes. Decently sized, too, not Motel 6 size. The architecture of both blends in with the local buildings, which is nice. Decent soundproofing or else I was there during low occupancy. IF ANYONE FROM BIG NAVY READS THIS, THIS IS WHAT A Q SHOULD BE! Except for the beds. Apparently someone involved in acquiring beds for Navy Qs has a hardon for beds that feel like bricks. I don't have back problems and would like to delay getting them until the nursing home, if I could. Care to help?
The one in P-cola has a fountain in the entranceway with the "Navy Gateway Inns and Suites" logo on it. Totally superfluous, but hey. At least they're looking out for the details.