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Tokyo = cool
DG/Bahrain/Oki = The Suck
An old Buddy of mine did. He was never the same.
Tokyo = cool
DG/Bahrain/Oki = The Suck
An old Buddy of mine did. He was never the same.
I assume that means DG sucks.
I'm not big on Japan but apparently most of the billets are either there or on ships homeported out of there.
Tokyo = cool
DG/Bahrain/Oki = The Suck
Have you looked at Diego Garcia on google maps/earth? It's tiny. Bigger than a ship though! Looks like a nice place to visit but not sure about staying. I almost had an opportunity to visit working on an Air Force contract and was excited to go but they cancelled. I wonder if you can do any fishing or beach recreation there? They probably get the monsoons too for a couple months.
I had a shipmate that I rented a house with out in San Diego who was stationed there 2 years. He loved it, but he is one of those xgames kind of guys and wake boarding was his favorite thing. He said the MWR out there was great for that kind of stuff. The thing he said that sucked was the fact that there were a hand full of navy girls and an island full of navy dudes, Brit and US. He said the fights that would break out over the same 5 girls was retarded.
Yes, lack of socialization would seem to be the problem, LOL. Can you BYO girl to DG? Are families allowed to go with for millitary or civilian workers?
Yes, lack of socialization would seem to be the problem, LOL. Can you BYO girl to DG? Are families allowed to go with for millitary or civilian workers?
I had fun in Guam, but that is because we had been out some extended period of time, and it really wouldn't have mattered where we were, as long as there was booze and strippers. Once I sobered up the next morning I realized there was so much US military there that the island might actually capsize.
Diego Garcia is an unaccompanied billet - only adultery and fornication are permitted. Military couples are not allowed either...
When I was in the USN back in the 70's, we were always threatened with being shipped to DG if we 'effed' up in bootcamp or school...I worked hard not to have to go...Pretty brutal duty from all reports... as said above, all swingin' dicks...nothing else...may be different now that WAVES are even on Subs now...
Lol... they said it's pretty bad - there are women there but not many.
I was stationed at NAS Agana for about 22 months in 80/81. It's gone now , I'm sure there are still a bunch of commands on the island. What rate are you ?
There's a woman behind every tree! However, there is only one tree!
The Army tried to send me to Johnston Atoll back in the 80s. I intentionally pulled an Article 15 so my clearance would be denied.
Okinawa was fun for a little while, then the realization set in you're stuck on a rock.
I heard they hate Americans there...