Living close to Military instalations-Pro/Con?

[Wise Old Owl]

just a thought a list of decommissioned bases would be helpful in a bug out situation.

[crashdive123]

The bases that are closed down generally do not stay closed down for too long. There used to be four based around me, but one closed about 10 years ago (Cecil Field). It is now Cecil Commerce Center with aviation businesses in place and more coming in.

[LowKey]

I just wish they would open the old Fort Devens to hunting. OMG, the deer I see inside that fence all. the. time.
But they seem intent on developing it instead.

[DoubleChinRooster]

I figured I would get jumped all over for my anti-new world military talk. unfortunately it's true. we are already in a new world order. the USA is fascist, not free and most of our military folks these days are the lower half of our society. it sounds like some of you "wilderness folk" are ex-military??? I should have known. what better place to go than the peaceful wilderness after the military traumatized you guys...

..and, um, yes I do know a thing or two about the US military. I challenge anybody to go into the army and then tell me what you think afterwards. exactly

[Rick]

So all the folks on here that are former and current military are from the lower half of society? Interesting. I'll step aside now and grab my popcorn. This should be fun.

[BENESSE]

This is just provocative talk done in a confrontational way. A conversational dead-end leading to an eventual ban.

[hunter63]

Well, the balls of yarn are kinda drying up today.......

[crashdive123]

Looks like I'm batting 1000 today. Say goodnight to another troll.

[natertot]

Good night troll, from a traumatized vet from the woods.......

[hunter63]

Busy day Crash.....Thanks......
Got no truck with that kind of BS.

[Rick]

That was fun. Sometimes you just have to step out of the way for the avenged. Bulls eye, Crash.

[Wildthang]

We sure get some doozies on here!!!

[crashdive123]

Well, its not like he wasn't warned.

He did hint that he was either in or around Army. My guess is that if he was in he received a BCD (bad conduct discharge) or OTH (other than honorable) discharge. More likely though is that at 16 (you know - just a couple of weeks ago for him) he hit on his teacher at school, whose military husband "explained" the way the world works to him.

[kyratshooter]

If he had been in the military, and it were staffed with the psycho horde he claimed, they would have killed him to shut him up the first week in boot camp!

Sad thing is to find folks running around America with this view.

And allowed to vote for our leaders, some day, when he turns 18.

[tundrabadger]

Is it just me or are the nutbars starting early this year?

maybe it's el nino or somesuch.

[Winnie]

I lived the first 30 years of my life less than 5 miles from RAF Chicksands. During most of that time it was occupied by USAF and I lived within walking distance of Portsmoth Naval Docks so I have experience as a civilian living with the military. On the whole the Military are good neighbours and although as kyrat has said they are often entire towns they take their role in the community seriously. I would have no worries living near another base.

[crashdive123]

Is it just me or are the nutbars starting early this year?

maybe it's el nino or somesuch.

It happens toward the end of every winter. They just grow antsy from being cooped up in their parents basement.

[kyratshooter]

As soon as graduation gets close we will be over-run with the ROTTW group, both high school and college level.

Winter gets sleeping bag info requests, summer gets water purifier and cook-stove requests and reports.

It's as seasonal as running a vacation time share.

[InfantryAmerican]

You get some interesting folks here.

[hunter63]

Yes we do............LOL