You might as well pick the place with the best beaches and QOL while you wait for your chance to die, and not spend the rest of your days smelling cow shit.
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Lemoore Oceana or Miramar
- Thread starter BrittO
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You might as well pick the place with the best beaches and QOL while you wait for your chance to die, and not spend the rest of your days smelling cow shit.
They already took one for the team themselves by spending 10+ months in Al Udeid. That said, they’re probably flying their asses off over Poland and Romania with not a whole lot of time off.
hlg6016
A/C Wings Here
Even this grouchy old fart hopes that these guys keep having a long boring tour of duty.
They were. They got home a couple of weeks ago.
If you like patches, you should check out this book: https://www.amazon.com/Could-Tell-Then-Would-Destroyed/dp/193555414X
My bad! I got a copy for like $30 a few months ago.
A rare night off in Germany >> almost any sandy deployment spot, JMHO.
More to the point, neither of which involve embarking for long periods of time aboard The Floating Gray Prison for Aviation Overachievers.
AIRMMCPORET
Plan “A” Retired
I went to boot camp in San Diego, Millington for “A” school, then Oceana to VF-31. Two cruises on the FID, last one I did a duty swap to VAQ-142. The next 27 was at NASWI. Out of all the bases I’ve seen it was the best hands down for me.
Did SuperFam in Lemoore for two weeks and that was enough for me.?
Would have loved a tour in San Diego, but my rate doesn’t work on helos. So no real reason for a detailer to send me down there.
Oceana was ok, lots of women to chose from, beaches, good food. But I just didn’t like the east coast being I was born and raised in the northwest.
Obviously I’m not a pilot, but I do believe all the ones I released aircraft to loved the flying at NASWI.
Did SuperFam in Lemoore for two weeks and that was enough for me.?
Would have loved a tour in San Diego, but my rate doesn’t work on helos. So no real reason for a detailer to send me down there.
Oceana was ok, lots of women to chose from, beaches, good food. But I just didn’t like the east coast being I was born and raised in the northwest.
Obviously I’m not a pilot, but I do believe all the ones I released aircraft to loved the flying at NASWI.
Coming from a VFA, primarily Oceana background as an active guy, to VAQ as a reservist, I agree. Whidbey is fantastic. I remember coming back at 2100 or so one June or July a couple years back, in full daylight, from a BFM flight over the offshore training range. The Olympics were still capped in snow. Baker was a nice pinkish red in the distance to the east, and looking south you could see Rainier, Adams, a bit of St Helens, and Hood. The strait and sound were full of folks partying on boats or coming home from offshore. I got home and kicked back on my outdoor couch on the back deck and drank some great PNW beers under a full moon listening to the owl that lives in our back tree line. I'm born and raised in the northwest too, so I'm probably biased, but that is a snapshot of the place. I'd also submit that NASWI has much better facilities, housing, and MWR type stuff, than Oceana or Lemoore. The only real downside is these next 8 months
As a primarly Oceana guy, you're 100 percent right, Oceana seemingly hasn't been updated, or renovated in 30 years. I shake my fist angrily at the VAQ/VP kids that get such an underrated choice.Coming from a VFA, primarily Oceana background as an active guy, to VAQ as a reservist, I agree. Whidbey is fantastic. I remember coming back at 2100 or so one June or July a couple years back, in full daylight, from a BFM flight over the offshore training range. The Olympics were still capped in snow. Baker was a nice pinkish red in the distance to the east, and looking south you could see Rainier, Adams, a bit of St Helens, and Hood. The strait and sound were full of folks partying on boats or coming home from offshore. I got home and kicked back on my outdoor couch on the back deck and drank some great PNW beers under a full moon listening to the owl that lives in our back tree line. I'm born and raised in the northwest too, so I'm probably biased, but that is a snapshot of the place. I'd also submit that NASWI has much better facilities, housing, and MWR type stuff, than Oceana or Lemoore. The only real downside is these next 8 months