Moving to Great Falls - Malmstrom AFB

[Kristynwy]

Originally Posted by PEARLSELBY

Hi We would like any info on Raynesford. Thank you in advance

If you start your own post on the main forum you are likely to get more replies, best of luck to you

[NewLtDad]

To the family moving to the AFB in Montana, my heart and respect goes out to you. My son was in an ANG unit for 12 years in a state near the college he attended. Of course, there were locals there, but he was never disrespectful to them. He ended up running the command post at the air base, and last week got his commission. He always has the utmost respect for all airmen because he was one. I cannot believe some of the people there would not be receptive to newcomers, but I understand it a bit. You cannot expand your horizons if you encounter the same persons every day. New persons and new ideas give you a different perspective.
Most of us know that many of these airmen offered their lives for us. I saw my son leave on a bus, 3 months before the war started. Many things were done before it started that were not published. He came back.
I hope none of the people who are not hospitable to the airmen have to see their son go to war. But, maybe it would teach them something.

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by NewLtDad

I hope none of the people who are not hospitable to the airmen have to see their son go to war. But, maybe it would teach them something.

When I was growing up in Great Falls, airmen next door were a fact of life. Most were good guys, some were jerks, just like anywhere. You get a lot of young men in the military who are still at the know-it-all age, and you also get some with a hypertrophied Right And Responsible Bump; either can be annoying, but not much different from any team of young men, including sports teams. Overall, tho, they're pretty decent people, or (with few exceptions) they wouldn't be in the military in the first place, especially now while it's mostly volunteers and with a considerable chance they'll be laying their lives on the line.