If you are into extreme, flying, hiking, climbing, hunting, skiing, fishing, kayaking, surfing, etc... nothing compares to Alaska, nothing on the lower 48 for just getting way out there and the people are as well way way out there!
I was at Sitka a long long time ago and it was very nice. Great basketball and softball teams as well as great hunting, fishing and climbing and the flying was excellent. Duty was 1 in 4 on H3's. I'm not sure any of this is relevant because it took place between 79-81. Good luck, Dick
Sitka or Kodiak.. Big unit or small, three airframes or one, high tempo or not. Both are small towns, both give you the beauty of alaska both have great fishing, hunting and outdoor life. (Both have brown bears ) I'm stationed in Sitka and I would love to stay. Been here since 2004 and I dont have much to complain about. I have heard and now feel that AirSta Sitka is the best unit in the CG!
I'm from houston originally, and toured AS Houston before joining the CG. It's a nice facility with 4 65's. I'm not sure what they get for a case load but i've been told they stay relatively busy. Alot of oil rig medivacs... so i'm told. I wouldn't mind going back there.
I've been stationed at 6 different ones and there are only 3 I haven't visited (yet). Like others have mentioned, it depends on what you AND your spouse like. Big cities/small towns, high cost/low cost, lots of malls/ a Walmart, outdoors/city life, hot/cold, southern accents/Brooklynese, fixed/rotary, etc. There's something for everyone out there if you just look and if you're around long enough, you'll see alot of it.
One last thing....if your spouse isn't happy, you won't be happy....it will be a long tour. Make sure you have her/him in on the assignment process.
That's kinda the point we're at right now is trying to pick that first Station. So far first on the list is trying to be near a commissary and second is hopefully being close enough that having one vehicle will not be a major issue.
Originally posted by bncmycter: That's kinda the point we're at right now is trying to pick that first Station. So far first on the list is trying to be near a commissary and second is hopefully being close enough that having one vehicle will not be a major issue.
Close to a good DOD clinic comes in handy for the spouse and kids. The bigger the commissary the more you save, they buy in volume...hence cheaper to you.
Borinquen is a good place. I had two tours there. First one was a little tough but the last one was a blast. It's 3 year tours plus an Assignment Priority. A lot of things to do down there for you and the family. They have an online, weekly newspaper (Borinquen Beacon) that comes out. Check it out, you get a little taste of island life down there. Below is this weeks Beacon.
Make sure you have her/him in on the assignment process.
