while i was shopping for apartments, i ran through apartmentratings.com. It seems as though Jax has some pretty ghetto areas. And by ghetto I mean shootings, drug deals, etc. Can someone who is either at jax or used to live there give their thoughts on the city and places to stay away from? Muchos gracias.
OBTW, any thoughts on the Orange Park area? It would suck to get capped in my flight suit.
There are some bad neighborhoods, but those are mostly downtown. I live about half an hour South of NAS Jax in the northern part of Middleburg. Yeah, I know it sounds kinda hillbilly, but it is actually a fast growing area and I love it here.
I actually have a 2500 sq. ft. four bedroom house (brand new, unlived in) in Lake Asbury (about 30-45 minutes from the base) for rent. Clay County, best schools in the area if you have kids. PM if you are interested, or I'm happy to answer general questions about the area.
My buddy and I are looking at Waterford @ Orange Park. Close to base (despite the traffic that I hear can be horrific at times) and very welcoming area. We're checkin it out next wk and if its g2g, we'll sign the lease.
They'll take good care of you here Sir. My advice is take the training seriously, don't take yourself too seriously, and enjoy the school! I'll see you around the spaces.Any gouge/advice u can give to this poor bastard O-1 would be gravy. Grazie.