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I really like Hampton Roads area, I was stationed at Oceana in Va Beach. Lot's to do there of course. Very busy though and traffic during rush hours are a nightmare, especially if your going in or out of Norfolk. Overall, though a great place to live. (I lived in Chesapeake, which I really liked).
Corpus Christi is nice, spent three years there. Pretty warm in the summer, but winters are great! Lived on NAS CC, the base housing was nice.
I also vote on Hawaii. Once in a lifetime opportunity for most people to live there. I was single then, so I lived in a really great apartment in Aiea, next to Pearl City, which overlooked Pearl Harbor on one side and the mountains on the other side. Fantastic.
Just for the people whom may look up this post for advice, since i know this is going on 2 yrs old now. I lived in Whidbey Island for 2 years and I along with ALL of my Navy wife girlfriends were ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE!!! Granted it is beautiful and if you are a real outdoorsman you will never run out of things to do in the summer, but now for the downside...
If you are a working military spouse be prepared to NOT find a decent job no matter what your qualifications, there just arent enough of them to go around. (It is an island)
If you have children be prepared to explain what drugs are because a large chunk of the local population youth are on them.
If you like the nightlife of anykind, all you will find in town are tons of dive bars, a SMALL movie theatre that shows 3 movies and not always the most popular, and a Drive-Inn Theatre. (which is probably the coolest thing in town, but its not on paved ground and gets REALLY muddy)
The closest "civilization" is a town called Burlington which still doesnt boast much of the city life atmosphere and is 45+ minutes away.
Also, many of the fellow Navy folk there are SO very rude. TWO YEARS in military housing and NEVER NOT once, did any of our neighbors speak to us. And don't tell me its b/c we were weird or different b/c we were the model citizens- no disturbances, always kept our lawn neat and clean, friendly even though no one returned on it. Personally I think its b/c they were miserable too.
Another point on them being miserable- I was a manager at a local retail store that I have worked for in other areas around the country and the military community here would absolutely destroy our store on a daily basis. I have never had a group be so rude and disrespectful.
One note on the weather, personally I love rain so this wasn't a problem for me, but it rains like 200 days out of the year also. So if you don't like to be cold and wet, this isn't the place for you.
If your spouse has the right platform- try getting orders to a Navy detatchment on Travis, AFB in California. Great DOD schools, extremely nice people living in base housing, the base has so much to offer and is so beautiful you would never have to leave.
My husband is considering the Navy and is looking to choose SanDiego for base for our family. We currently live in Raytown, Missouri. We have 3 girls. Ages range from 10 yrs, 4yrs and 1 yr. I am concerned about best school district for my girls. Please advise. Thank you.
Can your husband join with 4 dependants, also can he select duty location?
I think he would have to get a waiver for the dependents, but doubt if he'll be able to choose his duty station. You have to take whatever base is assigned to you, I don't think there's much of a choice.
We spent 3 years in Okinawa, Japan. It was soooo much fun! There are endless things to do! You can become so saturated in the culture that you forget that you are there for work! The DOD schools are awesome. Actually, they are the best in the military. The food and all the coffee houses that you can visit are unbelievable! I would love to go back! It was truly the chance of a lifetime.
Va.Beach Va is okay, there is a lot of military in the area. Kind of expensive.
Newport News Va, we had a lot of issues with the local Law Enforcement [I was busted for being on the beach, a night in jail and $100 fine] Over all I found that with so much military there the locals did not like the military.
Bremerton Wa was okay, Subase Bangor Wa is really nice. A great area.
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