What do you do for a living (just curious)
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RE: What do you do for a living (just curious)
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In the military (particulary on USAF bases) they don't call them barracks anymore, they are know "bachelor's quaters" and "bachelorette quaters"
In the military (particulary on USAF bases) they don't call them barracks anymore, they are know "bachelor's quaters" and "bachelorette quaters"
CBPO changed (MPF),Chow Hall changed (Dining facility)
My favorite term was the "Backdoor Draft"... also known as stop-loss.
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RE: What do you do for a living (just curious)
You know 3hummers, you're right I've just been busy looking for answers and found myself commenting on other posts that I just haven’t. I’ll do that here in a minute.
As for the barracks thing, that and billets are the only thing I’ve heard them called. Maybe “B’s” but that obviously stands for barracks. Most of the ones here are 2 per room, 4 per bathroom (2 showers 1 toilet). There are brand new ones that are more like a apartment. The 82nd has pretty much all of these. You walk into like a kitchen area, of to the side you have your bathroom area (the 82nd had full tubs, haven’t been in the ones here). Then there were 2 individual rooms with walk in closets. You stay in the barracks as an E-5 and can move out as an E-6. I’ve always been married while in the army, so I’ve always had my own apartment.
You gotta love stop-loss. This last deployment we had guys within days of their ETS (day they get out) when stop loss hit. Then we got extended!
As for the barracks thing, that and billets are the only thing I’ve heard them called. Maybe “B’s” but that obviously stands for barracks. Most of the ones here are 2 per room, 4 per bathroom (2 showers 1 toilet). There are brand new ones that are more like a apartment. The 82nd has pretty much all of these. You walk into like a kitchen area, of to the side you have your bathroom area (the 82nd had full tubs, haven’t been in the ones here). Then there were 2 individual rooms with walk in closets. You stay in the barracks as an E-5 and can move out as an E-6. I’ve always been married while in the army, so I’ve always had my own apartment.
You gotta love stop-loss. This last deployment we had guys within days of their ETS (day they get out) when stop loss hit. Then we got extended!
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RE: What do you do for a living (just curious)
Another NEWB to the forum. I am in the Navy Reserve, but since there are not many oceans in Colorado, I also work as a defense contractor playing War Games with the WOPR. Though, bydesire I moonlight asa musician ina local rock band (www.lastband.com).
All that usually leaves Sunday's open to run around in the mountains. I am also trying to figure out how to get permission to run the H3 out with the Army Humvees and tanks at the Ft Carson training areas, that'd be a kick in the pants!
All that usually leaves Sunday's open to run around in the mountains. I am also trying to figure out how to get permission to run the H3 out with the Army Humvees and tanks at the Ft Carson training areas, that'd be a kick in the pants!