What is Ft. Knox RCF like?
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It will be a bad place, as we all know. But relax and pray for him.
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Dig it: I was at both.  Ft. Jackson for BCT, and Knox for AIT (Bradley Mechanic).  Between the two, I spend 6 months in AIT at Ft. Gordon, GA.  This was a while ago, during the Clinton Administration when the Army was experimenting with "Low Stress" basic training.  I can tell you this: when asked during our final inspection what, if anything, we would change about basic training, of the 60-odd men in my basic training platoon, all but one said they'd make it harder.  We were all disappointed with how easy it was.  \n\nAt Gordon, I met some guys who did what they called "Pro-Train" at Jackson.  Apparently it was the exact opposite of what we did; thirteen weeks, ridden hard and put away wet.  Gordon itself was a very relaxed post for training, but it had to be.  AIT could be anywhere from 8 months to a year and a half.  You can't ride someone like you would in basic for that long.  \n\nFt. Knox was a wake-up call.  My MOS was reclassified and I was reassigned there.  Toughest time I had in training.  We did PT twice a day, training most weekends, ran to and from school, and had an hour of personal time at night if we were lucky.  But when I came out in the best physical and mental shape of my life, I felt an unparalleled sense of pride that I did not feel after basic training.\n\nRanger6 has the right idea.  Trying to get off easy is only cheating yourself.  Enjoy Ft. Knox.  It will be one of the toughest times of your life, but you'll live through it.  And you'll be able to stand just a little taller than some.  Good luck.
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Ft. Benning!! Home of the infantry! FOLLOW ME!\n\nAn all expense paid 2 month stay at the lovely Sand Hill resort!
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My dad was stationed at Schofield and I loved living there. There are many issues you will need to consider. First off the cost of living is pretty high. Everything costs more and I mean EVERYTHING. There are lots of jobs but you are going to get crackin' right now on finding employers that will work. There are a several civilian companies that do lots of work with the military and hire many people such as yourself. If you check out monster, hotjobs, etc you should see some open jobs at Hickham and Pearl Harbor. That would be a good place to start. Since your wife is from Hawaii she can prepare you for the culture shock.
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Check near U.S. military bases
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Yes, but all I got to see was the barracks, chow halls, and different training areas.  I went through ROTC camp challenge there.  But, your probably wanting to know if I've been to the place where they keep the gold.  To that question, no.
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What branch of service are you?  If your Army or Marines then you will have a very diffrent set of choices than those in the Air Force.  From a Air Force perspective I would look into Buckley AFB  near D enver(or Peterson/Eagle AFB in Colorado Springs).  Likewise if you are in the Army you ccould pick Fort Carson (3rd AD).  Colorado has AWESOME summers as well as great places to go and things to do in the winter.  I was stationed at Lowrey AFB in the early 90's and returned to the Denver area for good after I got out.  I hope this helps
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I know there is a park in Winter Park.  It's off Rt. 436 past the airport.  My sister lives in Winter Park.  There's another one in Maitland.  But I don't know of any in downtown Orlando.  Sorry.
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My husband and I came from Ft. Riley, KS and that's not to far away from Salina or Topkeepa KS. Acutally, those last 2 place are closer to each other. My opionion is that it's pretty nice. It snows alot durning the winter and get's very cold. But basically most families around may be military families. You'll love it. Quite, peacefull. I wish i new more about housing. \nhttp://www.ci.salina.ks.us/\nHere is the city's website.
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I did my second AIT training there in Summer 2004.  I've been stationed back in Germany since then.  \n\nI agree with you FT Rucker is a nice place.
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I went over in 64. Came home in late 65.You should start counting in 65 when the build up started. The first big numbers was when Hal Moores Air Cav. got shot up at L.Z. Xray. Then there 2nd. Battalion got shot up even worse by walking out to Albany. The brass really screwed the pooch on that. They could have been air lifted out of X Ray but the brass wanted them to march to L Z Albany. Nobody ever explaned that. There were big numbers them couple of days. Hats off to the 7th. Air Cav.
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check the bridgewater dome.. \n\nhttp://studentweb.providence.edu/~soliari/
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Well i wasn't stationed in  D.C. but in Fort Bragg NC. on base is not so bad. but at the same time. it is hard. I liked having the people all around. going through the same that i was going through. The houses are OK i guess. but if you need a bigger one they really don't care. and its hard to get onto base. you mite have to wait for awhile... a few months. my friend had to wait for a year before they gave her a house. the bombs are loud at first but you get use to them. and the soldiers marching up and down your street ..... well you get use to that to. and many things seem to happen more..... the house in front of mine. the lady shot her husband right there in the street. the other house down the road the man shot his family ... wife and 5 kids. that was sad. and they aren't fast on getting you new stoves.....my friends blew up and caught her whole house on fire... they had to move her. its very weird but it was nice to have everything you need right there with you.... like the px. and commissary.... well if that's the way your going . you will make lots of friends. my neighborhood was like one big family ... everyone knew everyone. I do miss that part of it. we are out now... and where i live now no one comes out and talks.... sucks..   good luck\n\nO and we payed 850$ a mon. it went up last year to 950$ for a two bedroom . one bath.
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Fort Knox, bring guns
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Couldn't find any pictures but here's a list of Underground bases in the US for your perousal...\nhttp://educate-yourself.org/dc/undergroundbaseslisted08feb04.shtml
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It's gonna be tough, but not overly so. Try not to sweat it too much. BCT for the combat jobs is a bit more intense. This is on account of the more intense 'working" environment. Fort Sill is on of the more "pleasant" posts for basic training. (that term being relative of course.)  You'll be hating life for the first week or so, this is what they call the "total control" phase of basic training. After that phase, it gets progressively more relaxed as the D.I.'s see that you're coming along satisfactorily.\n  P.S. You'll notice during B.R.M. (basic rifle marksmanship) that the drill sargeants are particluarly nice. Has somethng to do with the private having a loaded assault rifle I believe.
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You can’t do it and yes there is a lot of gold at Fort Knox.\n•Amount of present gold holdings:  147.3 million ounces. \n•The only gold removed has been very small quantities used to test the purity of gold during regularly scheduled audits.  Except for these samples, no gold has been transferred to or from the Depository for many years. \n•The gold is held as an asset of the United States at book value of $42.22 per ounce. \n•The Depository opened in 1937; the first gold was moved to the depository in January that year. \n•Highest gold holdings this century:  649.6 million ounces (December 31, 1941). \n•Size of a standard gold bar:  7 inches x 3 and 5/8 inches x 1 and 3/4 inches. \n•Weight of a standard gold bar:  approximately 400 ounces or 27.5 pounds. \n•Construction of the depository:\nBuilding materials used included 16,000 cubic feet of granite, 4,200 cubic yards of concrete, 750 tons of reinforcing steel, and 670 tons of structural steel.\nThe cost of construction was $560,000 and the building was completed in December 1936. \n•In the past, the Depository has stored the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, Lincoln's Gettysburg address, three volumes of the Gutenberg Bible, and Lincoln's second inaugural address. \n•In addition to gold bullion, the Mint has stored valuable items for other government agencies.  The Magna Carta was once stored there.  The crown, sword, scepter, orb, and cape of St. Stephen, King of Hungary also were stored at the Depository, before being returned to the government of Hungary in 1978. \n•The Depository is a classified facility.  No visitors are permitted, and no exceptions are made. \n\n\nYou might explain why you need such a plan, it would make it easier to explore options.